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RIPA, C. Iconologia, of uytbeeldinge des verstands. Waar In verscheiden afbeeldingen van deugden, ondeugden, genegentheden, menschlijcke hertztochten, konsten, leeringen, sinlijckheden, elementen, hemelsche lichamen, landschappen van Italien, revieren van alle deelen des werrelts, en alle andere ontallijcke stoffen, met hare verklaringen, werden verhandelt. Amst., C. Danckerts, (ca. 1700). (6), 288, (8) pp. W. engr. front. & 31 engr. plates (6 fold.). Sm-8°. Cont. vellum. (A bit stained in a few places, margins cut).
Cesare Ripa (c.1560 - c.1620) wrote an iconological encyclopedia with an enormous amount of emblem-examples. The work was very popular and influential in the 17th and 18th century and was mainly used by visual artists, poets, orators etc. for the portrayal of concepts like passion, virtues and sin. This edition contains the following engravings: engraved ti-p.; 16 engravings with in total 195 emblematic depictions (15 of these plates with 12 emblems, the last one with 15); 9 full-page engravings depicting the Muses; 6 foldout (13,5 x 19 cm) engravings depicting the (Roman) Virtues. - Landwehr, Emblem & Fable Books, 684 (mentions only 15 of 16 engravings with 12 emblemata (of which 1 with 15 emblemata) - the 15 engravings depicting the Muses and the Virtues as present in our copy - are also not mentioned; Landwehr, Dutch Emblem Books, 195d; Praz, p. 474.€ 700
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