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Diverse imprese accommodate a diuerse moralità : con versi che i loro significati dichiarano : tratte da gli emblemi dell'Alciato

Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550, Marquale, Giovanni, 16th cent, Eskrich, Pierre, b. ca. 1515-1520 · 1549 · In Lione : Da Gvlielmo Rovillio · 344 pictures

An Italian verse translation of Andrea Alciati's Latin emblems, published by Guillaume Rouillé in Lyon in 1549, with woodcuts attributed to Pierre Eskrich and commentary verses by Giovanni Marquale, aimed at readers seeking moral instruction. Small emblem scenes sit inside grotesque frames of strapwork, masks, cornucopias, urns and knotwork, giving designers modular border strips, corner pieces and caption cartouches.

Emblems

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