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Emvndi Figrelii De statuis illustrium Romanorvm liber singvlaris

Figrelius, Edmund · 1656 · 3 pictures

Emvndi Figrelii's De statuis illustrium Romanorvm, a 1656 Latin treatise on statues of famous Romans, written by Edmund Figrelius and printed for scholars of antiquity. The three pictures are ornamental letter initials and a small emblem, with the decorative D and Q framed by foliage and a winged figure holding the motto VIVITVR INGENIO above an armillary sphere and two workmen, offering designers strong models for baroque woodcut lettering and emblematic composition.

Archäologie · Plastik und Skulptur · Plastik und Skulptur, allgemein · Archaeology · Plastic art and sculpture · Plastic art and sculpture, in general · Cicognara · Parte Seconda · Roma Antica e Moderna

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