Denis Pétau, seated at a desk in a vast library, writing his historical and chronological works; medallions of Solon, Hippocrates, Cicero and Homer above. Engraving, 1724.

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Petau, Denis, 1583-1652. Rationarium temporum

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Denis Pétau, seated at a desk in a vast library, writing his historical and chronological works; medallions of Solon, Hippocrates, Cicero and Homer above. Engraving, 1724.