Select images from the book Nouveau Livre de Differens Cartouches, Couronnes, Casques, Supports et Tenans – roughly translated as a New Book of Different Cartouches (the central oval), Crowns, Helmets, and both Animal and Human Supports – engraved by Charles Mavelot and published in 1695 in France. The book’s subtitle announces its practical use for “painters, sculptors, engravers, goldsmiths, weavers, embroiderers and others”.
(All images extracted from the book housed at the Internet Archive and donated by the Getty Research Institute. See the Internet Archive link to view the whole book including a key to what each emblem contains).
(All images extracted from the book housed at the Internet Archive and donated by the Getty Research Institute. See the Internet Archive link to view the whole book including a key to what each emblem contains).
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