Alciati, Emblemata, 1589 (Z6r)

The mise-en-page is cramped in this book—the main text extends right up to the headline, rather than leaving an empty line or two between them.

The mise-en-page is cramped in this book---the main text extends right up to the headline, rather than leaving an empty line or two between them.

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Andrea Alciati, Omnia Andreae Alciati V.C. Emblemata, Cum commentariis, quibus Emblematum aperta origine mens auctoris explicatur, & obscura omnia, dubiaque illustrantur. Paris: Stephen Valletus, 1589. (sig. Z6r)

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich Bibliothek, Rar 8216 (public domain)

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