XJF465118 Staphae, Sive Stapedes, plate 9 from \'Nova Reperta\', engraved by Philip Galle, c.1580-1605 (engraving) by Straet, Jan van der (Giovanni Stradano) (1523-1605) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The \'Nova Reperta\' was a series of prints made after designs from Stradanus that celebrate the inventions and developments of the new age; This plate shows the introduction of the stirrup into Western Europe which is thought to have happened in the 7th century;); Netherlandish, out of copyright.