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BOURGEOIS, Pierre, Déclarations de certain Anagramme et Emblème, in French, DECORATED MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER AND VELLUM, [10 January 1628].
110 x 78mm. 64 leaves. Autograph manuscript, dated and signed by the author in several places, with TWO FULL-PAGE MINIATURES ON VELLUM, the first emblem a river view with a dove perched on a golden bough bearing the legend 'N’est dure en sa Vie', the second a woman holding a sun, a pair of scales and a mask, the legend: 'En vertu sans Idée' (the first miniature rubbed). Contemporary natural vellum binding with punched gilt decoration (worn). Provenance: Phillips MS 850 bookstamp.
Beginning with a dedication to Damoiselle Suzanne de Vérite, the author explores the meanings embedded in the first emblem – the olive tree, the golden branch and the dove – then goes on to transform Suzanne de Vérite into the anagram Vertu sans Idée, the emblem marking the beginning of this section represented by the woman standing amongst flower beds.
110 x 78mm. 64 leaves. Autograph manuscript, dated and signed by the author in several places, with TWO FULL-PAGE MINIATURES ON VELLUM, the first emblem a river view with a dove perched on a golden bough bearing the legend 'N’est dure en sa Vie', the second a woman holding a sun, a pair of scales and a mask, the legend: 'En vertu sans Idée' (the first miniature rubbed). Contemporary natural vellum binding with punched gilt decoration (worn). Provenance: Phillips MS 850 bookstamp.
Beginning with a dedication to Damoiselle Suzanne de Vérite, the author explores the meanings embedded in the first emblem – the olive tree, the golden branch and the dove – then goes on to transform Suzanne de Vérite into the anagram Vertu sans Idée, the emblem marking the beginning of this section represented by the woman standing amongst flower beds.
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