{"product_id":"a-book-of-emblems-andrea-alciati-9780786418077","title":"A Book of Emblems: The Emblematum Liber in Latin and English","description":"\u003cp\u003e Andrea Alciati's \u003ci\u003eEmblematum Liber\u003c\/i\u003e was an essential work for every writer, artist and scholar in post-medieval Europe. First published in 1531, this illustrated book was a collection of emblems, each consisting of a motto or proverb, a typically enigmatic illustration, and a short explanation. Most of the emblems had symbolic and moral applications. Scholars depended on Alciati's book to interpret contemporary art and literature, while writers and artists turned to it to invest their work with an understood didactic sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This new edition of the \u003ci\u003eEmblematum Liber\u003c\/i\u003e includes the original Latin texts, highly readable English translations, and the illustrations belonging to each of the 212 emblems. The editor's introduction explains both the importance and the cultural contexts of Alciati's book, as well as its innumerable artistic applications. For instance, close study of the emblems reveals--to cite only two examples--why statues of lions are traditionally placed before government buildings, and what underlying political message was conveyed by innumerable equestrian portraits during the Baroque era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The collection includes as an appendix the formerly suppressed emblem, \"Adversus Naturam Peccantes,\" accompanied by a translation of the learned commentary applied to it by Johann Thuilius in 1612. An extensive bibliography points the student to scholarly research specifically dealing with artistic applications of Alciati's emblems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Altogether, this new edition of Alciati's seminal work is an essential tool for modern students of the liberal arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Alciati\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786418079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786418077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.02h x 6.94w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 450","brand":"Andrea Alciati","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965152411903,"sku":"9780786418077","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e998c061-b3cd-4a31-9357-525d9d869004.jpg?v=1767278761","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-book-of-emblems-andrea-alciati-9780786418077","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}