The European Emblem: Selected Papers from the Glasglow Conference 11-14 August 1987 (Symbola Et Emblemata Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Symbolism)

The ten papers in this volume were all presented at the first International Conference "The European Emblem", held in Glasgow in August, 1987 under the auspices of the Society for Emblem Studies. The conference included papers discussing most of the major European languages in which emblem books flourished, and the papers selected for the presented volume represent something of the variety and scope of current scholarship in this field. Subjects dealt with include a protoemblematic Latin translation of the Tabula Cebetis , the Emblematum Liber by Andreas Alciat, the earliest reception of the 'Ars Emblematica' in Dutch, the career of Thomas Palmer, Daniel Cramers 80 Emblemata moralia nova , and the Emlimata of Polockij . The papers selected for this volume demonstrate the vigor and variety of work in this field, whilst also suggesting some of the directions and opportunities for further research. Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface "Interwoven with Poems and Pictures": A Protoemblematic Latin Translation of the Tabula Cebetis Warum erschien der "Emblematum liber" von Andreas Alciat 1531 in Augsburg? The Earliest Reception of the "Ars Emblematica" in Dutch. An Investigation into Preliminary Matters The Long and the Short of it: Structure and Form in the Early French Emblem Book The foode that feedes the sprite: The Career of Thomas Palmer, Emblematist Biblische Metaphorik in Daniel Cramers "80 Emblemata moralia nova" Early Russian Emblems: "The "Emlimata" of Simeon Polockij Jachin and Boaz and the Freemasons Cupid's Blindfold: The Development of an Iconographical Topos Representing Writing: The Emblem as (Hiero)glyph A selection of papers read at the first international conference devoted exclusively to emblematics. The papers have been selected with an eye to representing various national traditions in emblematics and various, currently active, approaches to the emblem.