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Myrrh

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  • The adoration of the magi: a king kneels before the infant Jesus, seated on Mary's lap. Engraving by E. Fessard after C.J. Natoire.
  • The infant Jesus grabs at the gold offered to him by the Magi. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.
  • The three Magi offer gifts to the infant Christ, who sits on the Virgin's lap. Tinted lithograph by I. Bergman, 1822, after J.C. Schwarz.
  • The three kings bring offerings to the infant Jesus. Engraving by J. Sadeler after G. van Groeningen.
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Catalogue

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    Patent of Richard Stringer : essence of myrrh for the teeth and gums.

    Stringer, Richard. | Date: 1857
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    Weihrauch und Myrrhe : Kulturgeschichte und wirtschaftliche Bedeutung Botanik, Chemie, Medizin / Dieter Martinetz, Karlheinz Lohs, Jörg Janzen.

    Martinetz, Dieter. | Date: 1988
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    The three Magi offer gifts to the infant Christ, who sits on the Virgin's lap. Tinted lithograph by I. Bergman, 1822, after J.C. Schwarz.

    Schwarz, Johann Christof, 1660-1714. | Date: 1822 | Reference: 24057i
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    Assertio de murrhinis, sive De iis quae murrhino nomine exprimuntur, adversus quosdam, de iis minus rectè differentes. : Opusculum ad multiplicem rerum cognitionem profuturum, in quo multa noua memorabilia cognitu iucunda, simul & cuiusuis facultatis studiosis vtilia, de myrrha, potionibus, vnguentis & vasis murrhinis, potione vini myrrhati, nec non & aceti Christo Saluatori nostro porrecta, ac aliis paucis reconditis adferuntur, plurium errores deteguntur, multa scriptorum loca, vel corrupta restituuntur, vel obscura declarantur. / Nicolao Guiberto Lotharingo, ... auctore.

    Guibert, Nicolas, approximately 1547-approximately 1620. | Date: Anno MDXCVII. [1597]
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    The infant Jesus grabs at the gold offered to him by the Magi. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.

    Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640. | Reference: 22186i
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