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Emblems of love, in four languages. Dedicated to the ladys by Ph: Ayres Esq:.

Title
Emblems of love, [electronic resource] : in four languages. Dedicated to the ladys by Ph: Ayres Esq:.
Author
Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712.
Publication
[London] : Printed for John Wren bookseller & binder at ye Bible & Crown near Great Turn-Style Holborn, [1750?]

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Nicholls, Sutton
  • Veen, Otto van, 1556-1629
  • Gale (Firm)
Description
[90] leaves : ill. (metal cuts); 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
  • Emblems > Early works to 1800
  • Love in art > Early works to 1800
Note
  • Engraved throughout.
  • In Latin, English, Italian, and French verse.
  • The Latin and Italian texts and the illustrations are mostly copied from: Veen, Otto van. Amorum emblemata.
  • The title page is signed "S Nicholls sculp:", but quires B-L are the same engravings as the other English editions.
  • Signatures: [pi]² A-L⁸; only one leaf per quire signed, with the second, fourth and first leaves signed in quires A to C respectively and the second leaf of each quire thereafter.
  • A reissue of the plates of the 1714 edition, with an engraved titlepage, and an introductory sonnet.
  • Dated books printed for John Wren range between the years 1748 and 1757.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • Wing (2nd ed., 1994)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642553505
  • T232469
Author
Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712.
Title
Emblems of love, [electronic resource] : in four languages. Dedicated to the ladys by Ph: Ayres Esq:.
Imprint
[London] : Printed for John Wren bookseller & binder at ye Bible & Crown near Great Turn-Style Holborn, [1750?]
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Indexed In:
Wing (2nd ed., 1994), A4309
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T232469.
Connect to:
Full text online - available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Nicholls, Sutton, engraver.
Veen, Otto van, 1556-1629 Amorum emblemata.
Gale (Firm)
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