Iconologia Di Cesare Ripa Perugino Caualier Di Ss Mauritio et Lazaro.; Divisa in tre Libri Ne I Quali Si Esprimono Varie Imagini Di Virtù, Vitij, Affetti, Passioni Humane, Arti, Discipline, Humori, Elementi, Corpi Celesti, Provincie d'Italia, Fiumi, Et; Divisa in tre Libri Ne I Quali Si Esprimono Varie Imagini Di Virtù, Vitij, Affetti, Passioni Humane, Arti, Discipline, Humori, Elementi, Corpi Celesti, Provincie d'Italia, Fiumi, Et

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23.5 x 17 cm. Octavo. 685pp. Italian language text. Bound in contemporary brown boards. Illustrated throughout with woodcuts. Pages 513-526 miss-numbered as 515-528. Old tape repair to page 153 and 526. Some pages are darkened or chipped. Page 385 detached but present. Several different owner's names on first few pages, some more modern, others look more contempory with publication date. Darkening and rubbing to covers. The Iconologia of Cesare Ripa was conceived as a guide to the symbolism in emblem books. It was originally published without illustrations in 1593, the second edition done in 1603 was illustrated and is the basis for subsequent editions. it was very influential in the 17th century and went through a number of editions. There were 9 Italian editions of which this copy is the 8th but called "ultima impressione". Although it does not contain alchemical materials, it does provide keys to the allegorical symbolisms used in the hermetic tradition. hard. N° de ref. del artículo 70227

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