A choice of emblemes : manuscript, [ca. 1585]

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A choice of emblemes : manuscript, [ca. 1585]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612843216

197 emblematic drawings usually 1 per page having superscriptions in Latin and verse text below in English.

98 leaves, bound : 27 cm.

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7801638

Houghton Library

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