Iconologie Tirée de divers Auteurs. Ouvrage Utile aux Gens de Lettres, aux Poëtes, aux Artistes, & généralement à tous les Amateurs des Beaux-Arts by BOUDARD, Jean Baptiste (1710-1768) - 1759

Parma: De l'Imprimerie de Philippe Carmignani, 1759. Three volumes, folio. (13 x 8 3/4 inches). [10], 16, 203, [1]; [4], 219, [9]; [4], 208, [8]pp. Engraved title vignettes in each vol., engraved dedication in vol. 1, engraved headpiece in vol. 1, 630 engraved emblematic illustrations. Contemporary marbled calf backed paper covered boards, flat spine ruled in gilt, citron and green morocco labels, expert repairs to tops and tails of spines Provenance: Giuseppe de Lama (manuscript book label in vol. 1) A lovely 18th century emblem book: the rare folio edition. Known for his work as a sculptor, the present work is arguably Boudard's most enduring masterpiece, containing over six hundred engraved emblematic illustrations. The work is organized alphabetically, creating a visual dictionary of vices, virtues, emotions, professions and more. More commonly found is the 1766 octavo second edition; the present first edition in folio is quite rare. This set with provenance to Giuseppe de Lama, the biographer and bibliographer of Bodoni. Praz p.28.