The art of making devises: treating of hieroglyphicks, symboles, emblemes, ænigma's, sentences, parables, reverses of medalls, armes, blazons, cimiers, cyphres and rebus. First written in French by Henry Estienne, Lord of Fossez, interpreter to the French King for the Latine and Greek tongues: and translated into English by Tho: Blount of the Inner Temple, Gent.

All titles

• The art of making devises: treating of hieroglyphicks, symboles, emblemes, ænigma's, sentences, parables, reverses of medalls, armes, blazons, cimiers, cyphres and rebus. First written in French by Henry Estienne, Lord of Fossez, interpreter to the French King for the Latine and Greek tongues: and translated into English by Tho: Blount of the Inner Temple, Gent.
• Art de faire des devises. English

People / Organizations

• sieur des Fossez. Henry Estienne (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by W.E. and J.G. and are to be sold by Richard Royston, at the Angel in Ivie-lane, 1646.

Publication year

1646-1646

ESTC No.

R219611

Grub Street ID

94119

Description

[18], 68 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 4⁰

Note

A translation, by Thomas Blount, of: Estienne, Henry. Art de faire des devises.

With an additional engraved title page: The art of making devises. Done into English by Tho. Blovnt Gent: 1646.

Engraved title page signed: W.M. sculpsit.

Signatures: pi1 A? a? B-I? K?.

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Signatures from DFo