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Book/Printed Material Iconology; or, A collection of emblematical figures Iconology / Collection of emblematical figures / Collection of emblematical figures, moral and instructive

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About this Item

Title

  • Iconology; or, A collection of emblematical figures : containing four hundred and twenty-four remarkable subjects, moral and instructive; in which are displayed the beauty of virtue and deformity of vice

Other Title

  • Iconology
  • Collection of emblematical figures
  • Collection of emblematical figures, moral and instructive

Names

  • Richardson, George, 1736?-1817?
  • Ripa, Cesare, 1560-1645
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed by G. Scott, 1779.

Headings

  • -  Emblems--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Added title page of volume 1 (dated 1778) and special title page of book 3 read: Iconology; or A collection of emblematical figures, moral and instructive.
  • -  "The emblematical explanations of Cav. Ripa were thought so ... ingenious, that the editor was induced to attempt an English edition."--Pref.
  • -  "Selected and composed from the ... emblematical representations of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, and from the compositions of Cesare Ripa"--Cf. Rosenwald.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1763
  • -  English short title catalogue, N17051
  • -  LC copy has bookplate of Howard C. Levis.
  • -  LAC ecr 2019-09-11 update (2 cards)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-04-05 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 4 books in 2 v. : 109 plates ; 40 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • N7740 .R515
  • N7740 .R515 Copy 2 Bound in 4 volumes; with the additional title pages and a general title page dated 1777, reading: A collection of emblematical figures, moral and instructive.
  • N7740 .R515 Copy 3 Without the additional title pages.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 10004480

OCLC Number

  • 2563986

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Richardson, George, 1736?-1817?, Cesare Ripa, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Iconology; or, A collection of emblematical figures: containing four hundred and twenty-four remarkable subjects, moral and instructive; in which are displayed the beauty of virtue and deformity of vice. London: Printed by G. Scott, 1779. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/10004480/.

APA citation style:

Richardson, G., Ripa, C., Levis, H. C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1779) Iconology; or, A collection of emblematical figures: containing four hundred and twenty-four remarkable subjects, moral and instructive; in which are displayed the beauty of virtue and deformity of vice. London: Printed by G. Scott. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/10004480/.

MLA citation style:

Richardson, George, 1736?-1817?, et al. Iconology; or, A collection of emblematical figures: containing four hundred and twenty-four remarkable subjects, moral and instructive; in which are displayed the beauty of virtue and deformity of vice. London: Printed by G. Scott, 1779. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/10004480/>.