Includes a DVD with the 127 emblems from the 1640 edition of the Imago scanned in high resolution for general use. Includes bibliographical references (pages 719-736) and index.
Contents:
The Imago : Context, Contents, and Controversy / John W. O'Malley, S.J. -- The Frontispiece and Opening Emblem of the Imago : A Translation / Michael C.J. Putnam -- Classicism and the Baroque : The Imago primi saeculi and Its Detractors / Marc Fumaroli (translated by Paul J. Young) -- Jesuit Uses of Art in the Province of Flanders / Jeffrey Muller -- The Imago primi saeculi Societatis Iesu as Emblematic Self-Presentation and Commitment / Marc Van Vaeck, Toon Van Houdt, and Lien Roggen -- Introductions to the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew poetry / Michael C.J. Putnam, Alexander Sens, and James P.M. Walsh, S.J. -- The Emblems / Translated by Michael C.J. Putnam (Latin), Alexander Sens (Greek), and James P.M. Walsh, S.J. (Hebrew) -- Appendix : Jesuit Provinces and Houses, 1626, 1640.
Series:
Early modern Catholicism and the visual arts series ; vol. 12
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.