Emblemata: Lyons, 1550
- ISBN-10
- 1859280021
- ISBN-13
- 9781859280027
- Category
- Reference / Signs & Symbols
- Pages
- 226
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scolar Press
- Author
- Andrea Alciati
Description
Recognition of the great importance in Renaissance culture of the versatile and complex form of the emblem is increasingly widespread. This series aims to satisfy the needs of those who require access to texts in an edition as close to the original as possible.
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