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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 30

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