ClioMuse of history
A memory more lasting than bronze — in aluminium, in a wallet.
Clio beneath the star-strewn sky, the scroll of History in her arm and one hand on the globe — beside her, the fathers of history: Herodotus, Thucydides, Livy, Tacitus, Plutarch, Polybius.
Buy Clio on Etsy — €29 Made to order in Munich · shipping with tracking · delivery & returns
The Latin
Memoria rerum. Veritas temporis. Facta loquentur, nos testes erimus.
“The memory of deeds. The truth of time. The facts will speak — we shall be their witnesses.”
On the back, beside your card's number, her blessing:
Clio vestigia tua servet. Relinque, o homo, memoriam aere perenniorem.
“May Clio preserve your traces. Leave behind, O human, a memory more lasting than bronze.”
Questions
- What is engraved on the back of the Clio card?
- May Clio preserve your traces. Leave behind, O human, a memory more lasting than bronze. — together with the ornament and the card's own number.
- Is the edition limited?
- No. The numbering is open: each card takes the next number in the workshop ledger, in the order the cards are made.
- How much is it and where does it ship from?
- €29, made to order and sent from Munich with tracking. Shipping cost and delivery estimate for your country are shown on the Etsy listing, where the card is sold.
