Author: Bayley, Harold.
Title: A NEW LIGHT ON THE RENAISSANCE: Displayed in Contemporary Emblems.
Description: London: J.M. Dent, 1909. FIRST EDITION. Edges nicely deckled; inscription on ffe; else, A VERY GOOD+ CLOTH COPY without marking or defect. Contents: Papermaking and the Albigenses; Religious Emblems; Emblems of the Deity; Romaunt Emblems; The Philosopher's Gold; The Kabbalah; The Invention of Printing; Printers' Devices; The Transference of Woodblocks; Tricks of Obscurity. 409 figures en texte with commentary & Bayley's notes. [viii], 270 pages, [i]. 4to.

Keywords: emblems allegory art symbolism printer's marks insignia esoteric alchemy