Emblems and the natural world

Folger bibliographic ID: 353982
Folger call number: PN6348.5 .E43 2017
Folger holdings ID: 502320

Since its invention by Andrea Alciato, the emblem is inextricably connected to the natural world. Alciato and his followers drew their inspiration heavily from it. For their information about nature, the emblem authors were greatly indebted to ancient natural history, the medieval bestiaries, and the 15th- and 16th-century proto-emblematics, especially the imprese. The natural world became the main topic of, for instance, Camerarius?s botanical and zoological emblem books, and also of the?applied? emblematics in drawings and the decorative arts. This interdisciplinary volume aims to address the multiple connections between emblematics and Natural History in the broader perspective of their underlying artistic, political and religious ideologies

General notes

"The contributions published in the present volume were selected from papers delivered at the conference Emblems and the Natural World (1500-1700), which took place at the Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster in December 2015, and they appear now in much revised and extended forms"--Text Includes bibliographical references and indexes Since its invention by Andrea Alciato, the emblem is inextricably connected to the natural world. Alciato and his followers drew their inspiration heavily from it. For their information about nature, the emblem authors were greatly indebted to ancient natural history, the medieval bestiaries, and the 15th- and 16th-century proto-emblematics, especially the imprese. The natural world became the main topic of, for instance, Camerarius?s botanical and zoological emblem books, and also of the?applied? emblematics in drawings and the decorative arts. This interdisciplinary volume aims to address the multiple connections between emblematics and Natural History in the broader perspective of their underlying artistic, political and religious ideologies

Extended title: Emblems and the natural world / edited by Karl A.E. Enenkel, Paul J. Smith

Emblem books Emblems Emblem Emblemliteratur Natur Naturwissenschaften Tiersymbolik

editor: Enenkel, K. A. E.
editor: Smith, P. J. (Paul J.)
associated with: Emblems and the Natural World (1500-1700) (Conference)