The art of making devises : treating of hieroglyphicks, symboles, emblemes, ænigma's, sentences, parables, reverses of medalls, armes, blazons, cimiers, cyphres and rebus. First written in French by Henry Estienne, Lord of Fossez, interpreter to the French King for the Latine and Greek tongues: and translated into English by Tho. Blount of the Inner Temple, Gent.

  • Estienne, Henry, sieur des Fossez
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1646
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Art de faire des devises. English

Publication/Creation

London : printed by W.E. and J.G. and are to be sold by Humphrey Moseley, at the Prince's Armes in Pauls Church-yard, 1646.

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16 unnumbered pages, 68 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates

Notes

A translation, by Thomas Blount, of: Estienne, Henry. Art de faire des devises.
Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.

References note

Wing (2nd ed.) E3350C.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2027:7) s1999 miun s

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