The art of making devises : treating of hieroglyphicks, symboles, emblemes, aenigma's, sentences, parables, reverses of medalls, armes, blazons, cimiers, cyphres and rebus. First written in French by Henry Estienne, Lord of Fossez, interpreter to the French King for the Latine and Greek tongues: and translated into English by Tho: Blount of the Inner Temple, Gent.
1646
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The art of making devises : treating of hieroglyphicks, symboles, emblemes, aenigma's, sentences, parables, reverses of medalls, armes, blazons, cimiers, cyphres and rebus. First written in French by Henry Estienne, Lord of Fossez, interpreter to the French King for the Latine and Greek tongues: and translated into English by Tho: Blount of the Inner Temple, Gent.
Uniform title
Art de faire des devises. English
Created/published
London : Printed by W.E. and J.G. and are to be sold by Richard Royston, at the Angel in Ivie-lane, 1646.
Description
[18], 68 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; (4to)
Associated name
Estienne, Henry, sieur des Fossez. author.
Blount, Thomas, 1618-1679.
W. M., printmaker.
Blount, Thomas, 1618-1679.
W. M., printmaker.
Note
A translation, by Thomas Blount, of: Estienne, Henry. Art de faire des devises.
With an additional engraved title page: The art of making devises. Done into English by Tho. Blovnt Gent: 1646.
Engraved title page signed: W.M. sculpsit.
Signatures: pi1 A⁴ a⁴ B-I⁴ K².
With an additional engraved title page: The art of making devises. Done into English by Tho. Blovnt Gent: 1646.
Engraved title page signed: W.M. sculpsit.
Signatures: pi1 A⁴ a⁴ B-I⁴ K².
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2014. Symbols of Honor. Opening: title page.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), E3350A
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R219611
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R219611
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
154- 264q
Folger-specific note
Cropped, affecting head-lines. Provenance: bought by Folger from Robinson, 1 July 1955