Joannes Sambucus and the Learned Image: The Use of the Emblem in Late-Renaissance Humanism
| AUTHOR | Visser, Arnoud |
| PUBLISHER | Brill (12/03/2004) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
The emblem is one of the most remarkable literary inventions of Renaissance humanism. The symbolic imagery presented in these Neo-Latin emblem books constituted an important influence on many areas in early modern literature and art. This volume provides the first comprehensive study of Sambucus' influential Emblemata (first published by Christopher Plantin, Antwerp, 1564). It reconstructs the cultural-historical contexts in which it was produced, thus reconsidering the social and commercial functions of the humanist emblem. Accompanied by a detailed analysis of individual emblems, it takes into account the emblems' classical intertextuality and the relationship between word and image. This study shows how the emblematic practice can differ from contemporary symbol and emblem theories, which have often coloured modern interpretations of the genre.
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ISBN-13:
9789004138667
ISBN-10:
9004138668
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
Latin
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Page Count:
328
Carton Quantity:
0
Product Dimensions:
6.54 x 1.01 x 9.68 inches
Weight:
1.57 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Concordance,
Illustrated,
Multi-Lingual
Country of Origin:
NL
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BISAC Categories
Foreign Language Study | Latin
Foreign Language Study | Interior Design - General
Foreign Language Study | Europe - General
Dewey Decimal:
878.040
Library of Congress Control Number:
2004059623
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The emblem is one of the most remarkable literary inventions of Renaissance humanism. The symbolic imagery presented in these Neo-Latin emblem books constituted an important influence on many areas in early modern literature and art. This volume provides the first comprehensive study of Sambucus' influential Emblemata (first published by Christopher Plantin, Antwerp, 1564). It reconstructs the cultural-historical contexts in which it was produced, thus reconsidering the social and commercial functions of the humanist emblem. Accompanied by a detailed analysis of individual emblems, it takes into account the emblems' classical intertextuality and the relationship between word and image. This study shows how the emblematic practice can differ from contemporary symbol and emblem theories, which have often coloured modern interpretations of the genre.
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