Andrea Alciato – Emblematica; Diverse imprese accommodate a diverse moralità, con versi che i loro significati – 1551

Diverse imprese accommodate a diverse moralità, con versi che i loro significati dichia rano insieme con molte altre nella lingua Italiana non piu tradotte -Lyon, Guillaume Rouillé, 1551 -191 (1) pp - Later vellum bindingCondition: In antiquarian condition with visible wear. Later vellum binding; bookplate (ex-libris) on the front paste-down. The interior is toned/discolored with faint water staining affecting most pages. Marginal loss to the upper and/or lower corners of a large number of pages (mostly a few millimeters, a few slightly larger). Small chips out of the margins of a few leaves and a small worm track in the lower corner of pages 103/104. Short tears of a few millimeters in the margins of about 10 leaves. Some old inscriptions/scribbles on the final flyleaf.Note: Every single page has been photographed; the pictures form an integral part of this condition report.Some photos may appear slightly bluish or yellowish due to changing light conditions.This emblem book conveys deeper moral and philosophical life lessons through allegorical woodcuts and Italian verses, ranging from the whims of fate to human virtues and vices. For the sixteenth-century reader, the work functioned as a visual and literary guide to understanding ethical values and leading a virtuous... lees verder bij Catawiki