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Lyon, Guillaume Rouillé, 1564. *** Le premier livre d'emblèmes publié. Juriste et poète italien, Andrea Alciati envoya à Augsburg, une série d'épigrammes afin d'être publiée. Son éditeur eut alors l'idée de les illustrer. Un succès immédiat et durable, et le titre d'Emblemata a donné son nom à ce genre de livres. Edition illlustrée par un titre gravé et 211 bois gravés par Pierre Vase dans de très beaux encadrements. La traduction est de Barthelemy Aneau, avec ses commentaires. Le papier est bruni. Bon exemplaire. *** In-8 de 226, (4) pp. Vélin. (Reliure de l'époque - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * First book of emblems published. Italian jurist and poet, Andrea Alciati sent to Augsburg, a series of epigrams to be published. His publisher then had the idea to illustrate them. An immediate and lasting success, and the title of Emblemata gave its name to this kind of books. Title-page within Renaissance woodcut border and 211 woodcuts of emblems all within splendid borders of varying design : some bear the monogram P. V.(ase). The translation is by Barthelemy Aneau, with his commentaries. The paper is browned. A good copy. Landwer, Romanic emblem books 68. - -.
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- Lyon, Guillaume Rouillé, 1564
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