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Omnia D. And. Alciati emblemata : ad quae singula, praeter concinnas acutásque inscriptiones, lepidas & expressas imagines, ac caetera omnia, quae prioribus nostris editionibus cúm ad eorum distinctionem, tum ad ornatum & correctionem adhibita continebantur, : nunc primùm perelegantia persubtiliáq[ue] adiecta sunt epimuthia, quibus emblematum amplitudo quaecunq[ue] in iis dubia sunt aut obscura, tanquam perspicuis illustrantur

Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550 · 1566 · Lugduni, : Apud Gulielmum Rouillium ... · 238 pictures

Andrea Alciato's collected emblems, printed by Guillaume Rouillé at Lyon in 1566 with Latin mottoes, verses and explanatory epimythia for humanist readers and students of moral allegory. The 240 small square woodcuts pair figures with beasts, ruins and rocky landscapes in dense hatching, giving designers compact emblem vignettes, framed borders, and classical and animal motifs at badge scale.

Emblems · Emblem books

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