A new light on the renaissance displayed in contemporary emblems (1909)
Bayley, Harold · London, J.M. Dent · leaf 163
THE TRANSFERENCE OF WOODBLOCKS 151 thirst for truth, and animosity towards serpents. The bat shewn in Fig. 321, according to Valerian, was the emblem Fig. 319. — Headpiece. Paris, 1675. Fig. 320. — Headpiece. Leyden, 1640. … Fig. 321. — Headpiece. London, 1635. of “ mutual offices,” “ justice,” and u lucifuga” by which term we may understand that shyness of the light of publicity which was so extraordinary a characteristic of past publishing. I estimate the proportion of books issued anonymously must be quite 70 per…
Emblems · Cabala · Printers' marks · Renaissance
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