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Accademia degli Occulti Rime de gli academici occulti Brescia: Vincenzo di Sabbio, 1568 First publication by an Italian Academy on emblematics Accademici Gelati di Bologna / Capponi Memorie Imprese e Ritratti Bologna: Manoli, 1672 Academici, Gelati Recreationi amorose de gli Academi Bologna: Rossi, 1590 Aleandro, Gìrolamo Sopra l'imprésa degli accademici Humoristi Rome: 1611 Amboise Adrien d’ Discours des Devises 1620 With Devises Royales 1621 usually printed together *G I, 97 Ammirato, Scipione Il Rota overo dell’imprese Naples: Scotto, 1562 Another edition, Naples: Vinvcenzo Caraffa, 1652. Aresi, Paulo Imprese Sacre Verona 1615 7 volume edition appeared Milan: Pontio & Piccaglia, 1621 ----------------------Delle sacre imprese...libro quarto Tortoni: 1630 ----------------------La retroguardia, Libro settimo delle sacre imprese Genoa: 1640 Arigoni, Giovanni Battista Discorso intorno all' impresa dell' accademia degli Aveduti di Padoa Padua: 1602 Arnigio, Bartolomeo Rimi degli Accademici Occulti con le loro Imprese e discorsi Brescia, 1568 Bargagli, Scipioni La Prima Parte dell’Imprese Siena: Bonetti, 1578 Second edition Venice: Franceschi, 1589. The second and third parts appeared only in the third edition Venice: 1594 -----------------------Il Rolo, overo cento imprese Bologna: 1591 Belloni, Giovanni Discorso: impresa degli accademici Ricovrati di Padova Padua: 1601. Beltrami, F. Discorso intorno all'imprese accademiche comuni Perugia: 1612 Bezzi, Guiliano il Torneo overo Imprese Bologna: 1645 Biralli, Simone Dell'imprese scelte Venice: 1600 (2nd volume 1610) Blount, Thomas The art of making devices London: 1646 A translation of Estienne’s L’art de faire les devises 1645 Bouhours, Dominique Les Entretiens d'Artiste et d'Eugene Paris: 1734 Explanation of the mottos of the devices. Bruno, Giordano De Gli’heroici furori Paris: Baio, 1585 Contains some 15 devices described but no pictures, Actually published in London by Charlewood Caburaccio, Francesco Trattato ... di fare le Imprese Bologna: 1580 Camden in his Remaines concerning Britain 1605 ‘a device is a picture with his motte or word borne by a noble and learned personage to notify some particular conceit of their own; as Emblemes (that we may omit other differences) propound some general instruction to us all.’ Camilli, Camillo Imprese Illustri Venice: Ziletti, 1586 Only edition Camilli, C. Imprese illustri di diversi, coi discorsi Venetia: Franscesco Ziletti, 1586 This volume is desirable for collectors of "history of the book" because of the unusual combination of wood-cut and copperplate illustrations. Capacci, Giulio Cesare Delle’imprese Naples: Carlino & Pace, 1592 Capponi, G Accademici Gelati di Bologna Memorie Imprese Bologna: Manoli, 1672 Chiocco, Andrea Discorso delle Imprese Verona: 1601 Contarini, Francesco Discorso intorno l'impresa dell'accademia, degli Immaturi Venice: 1618 Contile, Luca Ragionamento...sopra la proprieta delle imprese Pavia: Bartoli, 1574 D'Amboise, Adrian Devises royales Paris: 1622 Daniel, Samuel 1585 English translation of Giovio on the device Dolce, Ludovico Imprese Venice: 1562 ------------------------Imprese nobili Venice, 1566 -----------------------Imprese nobili Venice, 1578-----------------------Imprese nobili Venice, 1583 Estienne, Henri L’art de faire les devises 1645 See Blount Fabrici Delle Allusioni, Imprese Rome: Grassi, 1588 Farra, Alessandro Settenario dell’umana riduttione Venice: Zanetti, 1571 Part 7 called Filosofica Symbolica is about devices. Another edition Venice: 1594 Félibien, André Tapisseries du Roy Paris: Mabre Cramoisy, 1679 Ferro, AG Teatro d’imprese Venice: Sarzina, 1623 Lists fifty-two authors of collections of devices. 2 volumes. Another edition Venice: 1629 Feuille, Daniel de la Devises et emblemes Amsterdam: de la Feuille, 1692 50 plates containing 12-15 devices with facing page mottos in 8 languages Flamen, Albert Devises et Emblemes Paris: Oliver de Varennes, 1653 Second edition. Fraunce, Abraham Imprese London: 1588 Giarda, Christoforo Bibliotheca Alexandrinae Icones Symbolicae Milan: Bidellium, 1628 Giovio, Paulo Dialogo dell'Impresi Militari et Amorose 1551 Another edition Rome 1555 Another edition ed. G. Ruscelli Venice: 1556 (a) Another edition ed. L Domeaichi Venice: 1556 (g) Another edition ed. Samuel Daniel London: Simon Waterson, 1556 (Treatise on Military and Amorous Devices) 1st illustrated edition was Lyons: Roviglio, 1559. Another edition Lyons: 1561 Another edition with Simeone Lyons: Roviglio, 1574 -----------------------Ragiomento di Mons. Paulo Giovani sopra Motti, & Disegni d'Arme, & d'Amore, che Communamente Chiamano Imprese Venice: Giordano Ziletti, 1556 -----------------------Ragionamento sopra …Imprese Venice: Ziletti, 1560 With the Discorso of Ruscelli ----------------------Diálogo de las Empresas Militares y Amorosas Lyons: 1561 -----------------------Le Sententiose Imprese di Monsignor Paulo Giovio, et del Signor Gabriel Symeoni, Ridotte in Rima per il Dette Symeoni Lyons: Rouille, 1562 Giovio, Paulo and Simeone, Gabriele Le Sentententiose Imprese 1562 Also called Tetraschi Morali or Moral Four line stanzas. It has the same cuts as Giovios previous work. Jovius, Paul, Bishop of Nocera Dialogo dell'Impresse Militari et... Lyons: Rouille, 1559 Knight, Frederick Modern and Antique Gems 1828 A book of devices Langlois, Pierre Discours des Hieroglyphes Aegyptiens, Emblemes, Devises & Armoiries. Aveques Plusieurs Interpretations des Songes et Prodiges Paris: Abel l'Angelier, 1584 Lorea, Antonio de David pecador y David penitente: empresas morales político-cristianas Madrid: 1674 Lucarini, Alcibiade Imprese dell’Officioso Academico Siena: Ercole Gori, 1629 Martini Overo cento imprese de gl'illustri Signori 1591 Masen, Jakob Speculum Imaginum 1650 Discusses emblems, hieroglyphs, enigmas and symbols (his word for devices). Menestrier, Claude François Philosophie des images; receuil des Devises Paris: de la Caille 1682 --------------------------Histoire du Roy Louis le Grand Paris: I.B. Nolin 1691 Second edition (1st: 1689) Labia, Carlo Imprese pastorali VeniceL 1685 Landi, Panfilo Impresa dell'accademia Partenia di Roma Rome: 1594 Le Moyne, Pierre De l’Art des Devises Paris: Cramoisy, 1666 ‘I should say that there is in the device something of those universal images given to the higher spirits.’ ------------------------Devises heroiques et morales Paris 1649 Lucarini, Alcibiade Impresa dell'Officioso Intronato Siena: 1614 Another edition, Siena, Ercole Gori, 1628-9. Menestrier, Claude-François La Devise du Roy Justifié Paris: Michalet, 1679 ------------------------La Science et l'Art des Devises Paris: de la Caille, 1686 Neugebauer, Salomon Selectorum Symbolorum Heroicorum Frankfurt: Lucas Jennis, 1619 Palazzi, Giovanni I Discorsi sopra L’Imprese Bologna: Benacci, 1575 (B)(P) Treatise on devices Paradin, Claude Devises Heroiques Lyons: de Tournes, 1551 First edition. The cuts are by Bernard Salomon who was universally known as ‘Le Petit Bernard’, Little Bernard. The first book to contain devices of historical persons. ------------------------Symbola Heroica Antwerp: Plantin, 1567 ------------------------Devises Heroiques et Emblemes Paris: Rolet Boutonne, 1621 Another edition, Paris, Rolet Boutonne, 1622. Pectrasancta, Silvestro De Symbol Heroicis Antwerp: Plantin, 1634 Piccaglia, Giovan Battista Imprese de tre accademie Partenie Milan: 1603 Picinelli, Filippo Mondo Symbolico Venice: Pezzana, 1670 Pittoni, Battista and Dolce, Ludovico Imprese Nobili Venice: Porro, 1578 Another edition Venice: Ziletti, 1583 Puttenham, George The Arte of English Poesie London: Field, 1589 ‘Devices, a terme which includes in his generality all those other, viz liveries, cognizances, emblemes, enseignes and impreses….the use and intent is but one …and that is to insuniat [insinuate] some secret wittie morall and brave purpose, either to recreate his eye, or please his phantasie, or examine his judgement or occupie his braine.’(89) Raimondi, Girolamo Dichiarazione dell'impresa universale nell'Accademia Partenia de Napoli Milan: 1602 Ruscelli, Girolamo Le imprese illustre Venice: 1566 (Famous Devices) Scève, Maurice Delie Lyons: Sabon, 1544 (Delight) A collection of love lyrics in the style of Petrarch and the first printed collection of devices. There was only one illustrated device for each ten lyrics which were called epigrams. It was more a book of poems than devices and as Praz points out the poetry was as distinguished as any in the emblem genre. Simeoni, Gabriele Le imprese eroichi et morali Lyons: Roviglio, 1559 Also in French Les devises ou emblemes heroiques et morales Lyons: Roville,1559 -----------------------Le sententioze imprese Lyons: Roviglio, 1560 Taegio, Bartolemeo Il liceo dell'arte de fabricare le imprese Milan: 1571 2 books Tasso, Ercole Della realta e perfettione delle Imprese Venice: Ciotti, 1600 Another edition Bergamo, 1612 Tasso, Torquato Dialogo del’Imprese Naples: Stigliola, 1594 Tesauro, Emanuele Idea delle Perfette Imprese 1620s ------------------------Il Cannochiale Aristotelico Venice: Curti, 1678 ‘Hence arise the delights which the ‘Imprese’ give us, because a thing called by its proper name does not teach us anything but itself, but calling by a metaphor teaches us two things at the same time, one within the other.’ Trevisani, Cesare La Impresa Genoa: Belloni, 1569 A commentary on one emblem composed by the author Visconte, Francesco Ragionamento sopra l'impresa dell'Accademia Partenia Minore de Milano Milan: 1602 Winter Livre des plus belles devises Amsterdam: 1697
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