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Iohannis de Brunes I.C. Emblemata of zinne-werck : voorghestelt in beelden, ghedichten, en breeder uijt-legginghen, tot uijt-druckinghe en verbeteringhe van verscheijden feijlen onser eeuwe

Brune, Johan de, 1588-1658, Le Blon, Christof, d. 1665, Gelle, Johann, d. 1625, Passe, Willem van de, 1598-ca. 1637, Poel, Albert, fl. 1624, Swelinck, Jan Gerrits, b. ca. 1601, Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, 1589-1662 · 1636 · t'Amsterdam : Bij Ian Evertsen Kloppenburch ... · 100 pictures

A 1636 Dutch emblem book by Johan de Brune, with engravings by Christof Le Blon, Johann Gelle and Willem van de Passe, published in Amsterdam by Ian Evertsen Kloppenburch for readers seeking moral instruction. Its pictures are decorated woodcut initials, including a large D framing a vase with spreading foliage, a grotesque mask within a C, and a bearded scholar at a desk inside an H, offering designers a repertoire of Renaissance ornamental letterforms with strapwork, foliage and figures.

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