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A Book of Emblems : The Liber Emblemata in Latin and English by John F. Moffitt and Andrea Alciati (2004, Trade Paperback)

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Author: Andrea Alciati. Each emblem consisted of a motto or proverb, an illustration, and a short explanation; many had heraldic significance. Scholars depended on it to interpret contemporary art and literature, while artists and writers turned to it to invest their work with an understood moral significance.

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Andrea Alciati's Emblematum Liber was an essential work for every writer, artist and scholar in post-medieval Europe. First published in 1531, this illustrated book was a collection of emblems, each consisting of a motto or proverb, a typically enigmatic illustration, and a short explanation. Most of the emblems had symbolic and moral applications. Scholars depended on Alciati's book to interpret contemporary art and literature, while writers and artists turned to it to invest their work with an understood didactic sense. This new edition of the Emblematum Liber includes the original Latin texts, highly readable English translations, and the illustrations belonging to each of the 212 emblems. The editor's introduction explains both the importance and the cultural contexts of Alciati's book, as well as its innumerable artistic applications. For instance, close study of the emblems reveals--to cite only two examples--why statues of lions are traditionally placed before government buildings, and what underlying political message was conveyed by innumerable equestrian portraits during the Baroque era. The collection includes as an appendix the formerly suppressed emblem, Adversus Naturam Peccantes, accompanied by a translation of the learned commentary applied to it by Johann Thuilius in 1612. An extensive bibliography points the student to scholarly research specifically dealing with artistic applications of Alciati's emblems. Altogether, this new edition of Alciati's seminal work is an essential tool for modern students of the liberal arts.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
0786418079
ISBN-13
9780786418077
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30217194

Product Key Features

Author
Andrea Alciati, John F. Moffitt
Publication Name
Book of Emblems : the Liber Emblemata in Latin and English
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Type
Not Available
Number of Pages
268 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
10in.
Item Height
0.5in.
Item Width
7in.
Item Weight
16.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Age Range
18
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Pn6349.A413 2004
Table of Content
Table of Contents Preface Introduction A Book of Emblems Appendix: The "Suppressed" Emblem Select Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
General
Lccn
2004-004457
Dewey Decimal
871/.04
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Art, Literary Criticism, Référence

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