Pages from the past: 1570-1579
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Lives of the noble Grecians and Romanes : [pages 667-668]
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Information about digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on September 11, 2015. Scanning method: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop., Publisher note: North's translation was entered to the French refugee stationer Thomas Vautrollier on 6 April 1579. --Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (viewed on 10/30/2015), Information about the book: North's translation of Plutarch, The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes, is taken from the third edition of Jacques Amyot's French translation, printed at Lausanne by François le Preux in 1574. --Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (viewed on 10/30/2015)
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Symbolicarum quaestionum de universo genere : [pages 191-192]
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Information about this page: Typography is a clear italic with the headings in roman capitals. The illustration is a copperplate engraving, which had recently replaced all woodblock engravings., Biographical information: Giulio Bonasone, the illustrator, was greatly influenced by his predecessor Raphael Sanzio da Urbino (otherwise known as Raphael). Achille Bocchi was an Italian humorist and writer that focused many of his works on emblem books, much like this one, which were used to make political, religious and moral points-- from University of Oxford Bodleian Library record of the book (viewed on 10-21-15)., Information about local copy: The paper has a unique silky quality. There is slight black smudging on page 191, and small tape marks on the top of both sides of this page., Information about the book: This book originally has 420 pages. The book covers topics about art and symbolism during the renaissance., Whole book can be found on the Internet Archive website.
