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 66
the quality of the wit: Befides,theDevife is to demonRrate a rare and particular intent, not yeteffcfted; But the Reverfe is to preferve the memory of fome hi-roick ad atcheived by him, whofe pidure is on the other fide:So that the Devife regards onely the future, and the Reverfe thetime part. And… … X\Q\a.\\civ.m c(t:aii\J m ycpu^ j^i^iahn-i colas.
Devices (Heraldry) · Emblems
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