Emblemata v. cl. Andreae Alciati : cu[m] imaginibus plerisque restitutis ad mentem auctoris

Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550, Mignault, Claude, approximately 1536-1606, Pignoria, Lorenzo, 1571-1631 · 1618 · Patauij : Apud Pet. Paulum Tozzium · 36 pictures

Emblematic collection by Andrea Alciati, with commentary by Claude Mignault and Lorenzo Pignoria, printed at Padua in 1618 for scholars and readers of emblem books. The pictures are small woodcut ornaments, a grotesque face, scrolled cartouches and a vase, set between text blocks, showing the decorative vocabulary of Renaissance printers; a designer might borrow their symmetrical scrollwork, mask motifs and compact horizontal framing for headers, dividers or ornamental borders.

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