File:Von einem Schrecklichen vnd Wunderbarlichen Cometen so sich den Dienstag nach Martini dieses lauffenden M. D. Lxxvij. Jahrs am Himmel erzeiget hat (grayscale).png

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None (Great Comet of 1577)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Jiri Daschitzsky (
Čeština: Jiřrí Jakubuv Dačický
)
Title
None (Great Comet of 1577)
Description
Deutsch: Von einem schrecklichen und wunderbarlichen Cometen so sich den Dienstag nach Martini dieses lauffenden M. D. LXXViJ. Jahrs am Himmel erzeiget hat. (Geschrieben von Peter Codicillus von Tulechova)
English: About a terrible and marvelous comet as appeared the Tuesday after St. Martin's Day (1577-11-12) on heaven. (Written by Peter Codicillus of Tulechova)
A depiction of the Great Comet of 1577 over Prague. In addition to the comet, five zodiac symbols appear in the sky: (L-R) Aries, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, and Sagittarius. Below the comet's tail are the crescent moon and Saturn, depicted as a star with the astronomical symbol ♄. At the bottom center, a man draws the comet by the light of a lantern.
Date 1577
date QS:P571,+1577-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium woodcut print
Dimensions 26.3 × 35.5 centimetres (10.4 × 14.0 in)
institution QS:P195,Q190260
Accession number
000003593
Place of creation Prague
References
Source/Photographer Zentralbibliothek Zürich
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 Public domain
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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Cropped and removed blemishes; mended tear down the middle; converted to grayscale. The original can be viewed here: Zentralbibliothek Zürich - Von einem schrecklichen und wunderbarlichen Cometen so sich den Dienstag nach Martini dieses lauffenden M D LXXViJ Jahrs am Himmel erzeiget hat - 000003593.tif: . Modifications made by Clpo13.

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The Great Comet of 1577, seen over Prague on November 12. Engraving made by Jiri Daschitzky

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