About “Viri Clarissimi D. Andreae Alciati Iurisconsultiss. Mediol. Ad D. Chonradum Peutingerum Augustanum, Iurisconsultum Emblematum Liber”
The book Emblemata, or Emblematum liber, first appeared in Augsburg, Germany, in 1531. It was published by Heinrich Steyner and based on a manuscript of Latin poems by the Italian jurist Andrea Alciato, which he had dedicated to his friend Conrad Peutinger. This early edition was unauthorized. A second edition, authorized by Alciato, was published in 1534 in Paris by Christian Wechel under the title Andreae Alciati Emblematum Libellus. The word "emblemata" comes from the Greek ἔμβλημα, meaning a piece of inlay or ornament. In his preface, Alciato described his emblems as a form of learned entertainment, intended for humanists familiar with classical culture. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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