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<dl><dd>The etched emblems appear within elaborate borders of strapwork, architectural elements, figures, masks, swags, fruit, etc. They include Latin mottos. Dolce’s explanatory verses appear on the leaf following each emblem. These are printed letterpress, within one of two woodcut borders, and are numbered 1-52 at the upper right (mistakes, omissions). Plates [38] and [45] each contain two emblems.</dd>
<dd>Place of publication taken from Venetian privilege on t.p. Date from that of dedication to Alfonso II, Duke of Ferrara (6 ottobre 1562).</dd>
<dd>Landwehr, J. Romanic emblem books, 604</dd>
<dd>McGeary &amp; Nash. Emblem books at the University of Illinois, P22.</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Devices (Heraldry) --Early works to 1800.; Emblems --Early works to 1800.; Emblem books, Italian --Italy --16th century.</div>
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<dl><dd>Pittoni, Battista, b. 1520?</dd>
<dd>Dolce, Lodovico, 1508-1568</dd></dl></div>
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