Speaking Pictures: English Emblem Books and Renaissance Culture

Reference Type	Book
Year of Publication	1994
Author	Author: Michael Bath
Language	English
Number of Pages	311 pp.
Publisher	Longman
City	London, England
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Region	Europe
Chronological Period	16th century 17th century
ISBN	9780582061965
Annotation	Contents: Theories and contexts Mundus significans: The world of symbols Normative Models: Sixteenth-century Emblem Books Henry Peacham's Courtly devices A Plaine Invention: George Wither The Philosophy of symbols Exegesis and meditation: The spiritual emblem in England Divine opticks: Francis Quarles Symbolical Theology: Henry Hawkins S.J. English emblem books post-1700