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<dl><dd>Each emblem consists of a motto (most of them Latin, a few French or Greek), a woodcut ill., and an explanation in French. Emblems include the devices of kings and rulers, symbols from the Bible and classical history, etc</dd>
<dd>Dedication dated "ce quinzieme ianuier 1556." Second ed. (the first published 1551)</dd>
<dd>Woodcuts have been attributed to Bernard Salomon; see Mortimer. Title within grotesque ornamental border; cf. p. 13 etc. of de Tournes' 1559 Ovid. One criblé initial. De Tournes' device on last p</dd>
<dd>Mortimer, R. French 16th cent.</dd>
<dd>Binding: later calf. Double gold fillets along edges of boards. Spine title tooled in gold: DEVISES / HEROIQV</dd>
<dd>Signature at lower left corner of t.p. verso: C.F. Lüdorf</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Signs and symbols; Devices (Heraldry)</div>
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<dl><dd>Paradin, Claude, 16th cent</dd>
<dd>Salomon, Bernard, ca. 1506-ca. 1561</dd></dl></div>
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