First published in 1593, without illustrations

Includes excerpts from "Geroglifici morali" by Vincenzo Ricci, published in Naples in 1626

Engraved title vignette; woodcut and engraved head- and tail-pieces; decorative initials

Vol. 1 includes two engraved portraits, the first depicting Cesare Ripa, the second Cesare Orlandi, both engraved by Giuseppe Sforza Perini. Title vignette engraved by M. Carloni. Emblems engraved by Francesco Faccenda, Carlo Grandi and others, after Carlo Mariotti

Includes indexes

Praz, M. Studies in 17th-century imagery (2nd ed.)

Bound in modern marbled paper-covered boards; vellum spine with gilt tooling; title in gilt on spine; edges sprinkled green

5 volumes : 26 cm (4to)

Originally published in 1593, without illustrations

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