This book is the first book to look closely and critically at the history of images of law.
Since its invention by Andrea Alciato, the emblem is inextricably connected to the natural world. Alciato and his followers drew their inspiration heavily from it. For their information about nature, the emblem authors were greatly indebted to ancient natural history, the mediev…
"Il volume costituisce la prima edizione di un prezioso e raro manoscritto, corredato di una serie di figure emblematico-alchemiche, ascrivibile al XVII secolo e facente parte della collezione Verginelli-Rota della Biblioteca dell'Accademia dei Lincei di Roma."--Back inside flap…
The Jesuit series
by Daly, Peter M., (Peter Maurice), Dimler, G. Richard
fromCorpus librorum emblematum
The Jesuit series
by Daly, Peter M., (Peter Maurice), Dimler, G. Richard
fromCorpus librorum emblematum
The Jesuit series
by Daly, Peter M., (Peter Maurice), Dimler, G. Richard
fromCorpus librorum emblematum
The multi-volume bibliography attempts to encompass all extant books of emblems, emblematically illustrated works, and books dealing with the theory and practice of emblematics that were written by members of the Society of Jesus; as well as translations and adaptation by Cathol…
