Pierre Le Moyne - De l'art des devises - 1666
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Pierre Le Moyne’s De l'art des devises, illustrated edition published in 1666 by Sébastien Cramoisy, bound in full brown leather of the period, 521 pages, in good condition.
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A very rare illustrated edition with a great many engravings from this scholarly work by Pierre Le Moyne, which sits within the humanist and baroque tradition of the study of emblems and symbols.
The text carefully explores the art of mottos, these combinations of images and words that served to express ideas, virtues, or political and moral messages, and which were widely used in heraldry, festivals, ceremonies, and literary works of the seventeenth century.
The author, a Jesuit and renowned poet, analyzes the rules for composing mottoes, their aesthetic scope, and their philosophical value, drawing on examples from Antiquity, the Renaissance, and his own era -
The work stands out for its theoretical ambition, seeking to codify an art at the crossroads of rhetoric, poetry, and the visual arts, while offering a reflection on the power of symbols in communication and social representation -
Pierre Le Moyne - On the Art of Mottos - 1666 - Sébastien Cramoisy and Sébastien Mabre -
521 pages.
Good condition of the binding, volume in its original antique brown leather, wear from use, missing headcaps, rounded corners, cracked spine, red edges, spine with raised bands ornamented, gilt lettering.
Good interior condition, browning, work enriched with numerous black engravings in text and on plates, ex-libris -
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A very rare illustrated edition with a great many engravings from this scholarly work by Pierre Le Moyne, which sits within the humanist and baroque tradition of the study of emblems and symbols.
The text carefully explores the art of mottos, these combinations of images and words that served to express ideas, virtues, or political and moral messages, and which were widely used in heraldry, festivals, ceremonies, and literary works of the seventeenth century.
The author, a Jesuit and renowned poet, analyzes the rules for composing mottoes, their aesthetic scope, and their philosophical value, drawing on examples from Antiquity, the Renaissance, and his own era -
The work stands out for its theoretical ambition, seeking to codify an art at the crossroads of rhetoric, poetry, and the visual arts, while offering a reflection on the power of symbols in communication and social representation -
Pierre Le Moyne - On the Art of Mottos - 1666 - Sébastien Cramoisy and Sébastien Mabre -
521 pages.
Good condition of the binding, volume in its original antique brown leather, wear from use, missing headcaps, rounded corners, cracked spine, red edges, spine with raised bands ornamented, gilt lettering.
Good interior condition, browning, work enriched with numerous black engravings in text and on plates, ex-libris -
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days.
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Art history, History, Illustrated, Sociology
Book Title
De l'art des devises
Author/ Illustrator
Pierre Le Moyne
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1666
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Sebastien Cramoisy
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
521
