1. Add MS 37527
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 37527
- Title:
- EMBLEMS or pictures, drawn with pen and ink, illustrative of proverbs, etc. Imperfect at beginning and end; numbered 39- 354. Each picture has eight lines of French verse, of varying length, rhymes ababbcbc, assigned either to "l'acteur" or "le personage." While not unlike in form to the Emblemata of A. Alciati (1522, etc.), the book is more closely parallel to Add. MS. 17297 and to a Paris MS., fonds fr. 24461. The latter, which is said to be a book of cartoons for tapestry, contains verses com...
- Scope & Content:
- Poetry: Emblems and proverbs in verse: 16th cent.: Fr. Emblems: Illustrations of proverbs, etc.: early 16th cent.: Fr. Art. Illuminations and Drawings FRENCH: Emblems with proverbs: pen-and-ink drawings: early 16th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- Early 16th century
- Extent:
- 1 item