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Device of Francois I, King of France, 1515-1547. A salamander amidst the flames, with motto, Nutrisco et extinguo, I feed on it and extinguish it. It was the popular belief that salamanders lived in fire and could extinguish it. From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878.
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Device of Francois I, King of France, 1515-1547. A salamander amidst the flames, with motto, Nutrisco et extinguo, I feed on it and extinguish it. It was the popular belief that salamanders lived in fire and could extinguish it. From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878
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Image size:
4878 x 3990 px | 55.7 MB
Print size:
41.3 x 33.8 cm | 16.3 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)
