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Emblems  

Definition

  • Objects, or representations of objects, symbolizing and suggesting other objects or ideas, especially by clear natural aptness or association, such as a balance as an emblem of justice [AAT]; allegorical pictures, often inscribed with mottoes, common especially in the 16th and 17th cs. [AAT]

Entry terms

  • Emblem pictures
  • Emblems, allegorical pictures
  • Emblems, symbols
  • Marks, emblems
  • Motto pictures

Notation

  • 119135

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-C7PKGV92-C

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