Joannes Sambucus And The Learned Image: The Use Of The Emblem In Late ... - Arnoud S. Q. Visser - Google Books

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The emblem is one of the most remarkable literary inventions of Renaissance humanism. The symbolic imagery presented in these Neo-Latin emblem books constituted an important influence on many areas in early modern literature and art. This volume provides…