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The international emblem : from incunabula to the internet : selected proceedings of the Eighth International Conference of the Society for Emblem Studies, 28th July-1st August, 2008, Winchester College / edited by Simon McKeown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Society for Emblem Studies. International Conference (8th : 2008 : Winchester College)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emblems--History--Congresses.
- Emblems.
- Emblems in literature--Congresses.
- Emblems in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (631 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The emblem, a Renaissance literary genre which combined text and image, was used to convey erudition, admonishment, propaganda, and piety with unparalleled concision and economy. It arose out of humanist circles in the early sixteenth century, and became
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The formation of the Renaissance emblem
- pt. 2. Emblems in discourses of politics, power and prestige
- pt. 3. The emblem goes global : the migration of the sign
- pt. 4. The emblem in its literary contexts
- pt. 5. The emblem now.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-2006-7
- OCLC:
- 826855627
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