The art of making devises : treating of hieroglyphicks, symboles, emblemes, aenigma's, sentences, parables, reverses of medalls, armes, blazons, cimiers, cyphres and rebus (1646)
Estienne, Henry, sieur des Fossez, Blount, Thomas, 1618-1679 · London : Printed by W.E. and J.G. and are to be sold by Humphrey Moseley ... · leaf 18
leffe po-liflit fl;yle;,(which I flial the rather hope to ob-tain;, fince things of this nature require a plaindelivery^^rather the elegancy or affeded phraie)not doubting but that the difcovery of thisArt will yeeld fo great contentment to you,whofc wits are elevate as farre above the vul- The… … THE AUTHOPvS P R E F A C Ufcelli {cvi Italian Author) Jaith,thdt It belongeth ondy to the mojl ex-cellent limits and hefc refined liidg-ments ti) undertake the makmz ofDeviles^ and that it is a qualityllphich hath been fought and defired by many^ but njeiyfew have been able to put it in execution.…
Devices (Heraldry) · Emblems
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