Di Battista Pittoni Pittore Vicentino Imprese Di Diuersi Prencipi, Duchi, Signori, E D’altri Personaggi Et Huomini Letterati Et Illustri : Con Alcune Stanze Del Dolce Che Dichiarano I Motti Di Esse Imprese.

The etched emblems appear within elaborate borders of strapwork, architectural elements, figures, masks, swags, fruit, etc. They include Latin mottos. Dolce’s explanatory verses appear on the leaf following each emblem. These are printed letterpress, within one of two woodcut borders, and are numbered 1-52 at the upper right (mistakes, omissions). Plates [38] and [45] each contain two emblems. Place of publication taken from Venetian privilege on t.p. Date from that of dedication to Alfonso II,