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Sebastián de Covarrubias Orozco
"Emblemas morales".
Printed in Madrid by Luis Sánchez in 1610.
Parchment cover.
Exhibits wear and tear.
Measurements: 19.5 x 16 x 4 cm.
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SEBASTIÁN DE COVARRUBIAS OROZCO (1579-1647).
"Emblemas morales".
Printed in Madrid by Luis Sánchez in 1610.
Parchment cover.
Exhibits wear and tear.
Measurements: 19.5 x 16 x 4 cm.
Sebastián de Covarrubias Orozco was a lexicographer, chaplain to the king, school teacher and canon of Cuenca, as well as a consultant to the Holy Office. His work "Emblemas morales" (1610) is considered one of the most important emblem books in Spain.
The work contains 300 emblems, each with an image, a motto or motto and an epigram or explanatory text, often with a moral or religious message.
Emblem books were popular in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries and combined art and literature to convey ideas and values.
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