The art of making devises
Subtitle: treating of hieroglyphicks, symboles, emblemes, aenigma's, sentences, parables, reverses of medals, armes, blazons, cimiers, cyphers and rebus
By: written in French by Henry Estienne esquire, interpreter to the French King for the Latine and Greek tongues: translated into English, and embelished with divers brasse figures by T.B. of the Inner Temple, gent. Whereunto is added A catalogue of coronet-devises both on the Kings, and the Parliaments side in the late warre
Contributors: Blount, Thomas, 1618-1679; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650; Royston, Richard, 1599-1686, bookseller
Publisher: Printed for Richard Royston, and are to be sold at the Angell in Ivie Lane
Published: 1648
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 87
Subjects: Devices (Heraldry) -- Early works to 1800.; Emblems -- Early works to 1800.; Emblem books, English -- England -- 17th century.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Work titles: Art de faire des devises
Notes: Translation by Thomas Blount of: Art de faire des devises.

With added engraved title page (plate) signed: W.M sculpsit.

A reissue, with cancel title page, of text of the 1646 edition with the addition of "A catalogue of coronet-devises" (caption title L2r)

1 engraved emblem; added engraved title page containing 10 emblems; engraved diagram of a rebus; and 10 plates containing 20 Roman medals.

Errata listed on page 87.

Signatures: A (±A1) a B-I K² L-M N².

Title vignette; head-pieces; initials; printed marginal notes.

McGeary & Nash. Emblem books at the University of Illinois, E9

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), E3351

ESTC, R10899