[LOT OF 8 VOLUMES IN REPRINT] - EMBLEM BOOKS - ALCIAT-All emblems. VAN VEEN-Amorum emblematum, figuris aencis incisa. ROLLENHAGEN-Nucleus emblematum selectissimorum quae itali vulgo impressas vocant. MONTENAY-Book of coats of arms as a sign of brotherhood. RIPA-Iconology in which the main things that can fall into the mind concerning vices are represented. BAUDOIN-Emblèmes divers, représentz dans cent quarante figures en taille douce. Flamen-Devises et emblèmes d'amour Moralisez. Lille, Aux Amateurs de Livres, circa 1989; in-folio, in-8 and in-12, approx. 1500 pp, publisher's blue bindings, smooth spine, boards marouflaged with title page. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY

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