Mosaics of Meaning: Studies in Portuguese Emblematics
- ISBN-10
- 0852618425
- ISBN-13
- 9780852618424
- Category
- Emblem books
- Pages
- 204
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Librairie Droz
- Author
- Luís Gomes
Description
This volume examines, in English, the role of emblems in the Portuguese-speaking world, their distinctive qualities and their links with the wider European tradition. Luis Gomes brings together studies ranging over a wide corpus of material, in both Portugal and Brazil, from manuscripts to printed books to the famous azulejos."
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