. GIOVIO, Paulo IOUIO, Paulo - "DIALOGUE OF MILITARY AND LOVE ENTERPRISES, composed in the Italian language.... in which the devises, weapons, nicknames, or coats of arms of lineages are discussed, with a reasoning..." Leon of France: in the house of Guillielmo Roville, 1561. 4th minor, perg. 8 a.m. + 263 pages. With port. own, although the pagination continues: "HEROIC AND MORAL DEVICES OR EMBLEMS made by the noble man GABRIEL SYMEON" Same imprint. Engraved emblems; some lines censored from the period, although with the text legible. Old entry in port. about censorship.

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