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Excerpt from Insignia Sacrae Caesareae Maiestatis, Principum Electorum: Ac Aliqvot Illustrissimarum, Illustrium, Nobilium, Et Aliarum Familiarum, Formis Artificiosissimis Expressa, Addito Cuiq, Peculiari Symbolo, Et Carmine Octasticho, Quibus Cum Ipsum Insigne, Tum Symbolum, Ingenios� Vo D re&e ver� Andinus ille Vates ceci neritz. Tra hit Tua queq; Volupras, vel ego folus, viri clariflimi, Domini Patroni ofl�cios� Coledi, exem pio tefii monio ei�e potere, qui 'circa 1mmef031n re ty'pog1a phica fumptus, grauifii masque curas moleflias, in pr1m1s P1&urza cu magna animi voluptate fiudeo, quam quod magna indufiria folertia 1llufi1are ha&enus fategerim citra ihnidiam mihi gloriari licet. Q'u'e vel me racet'1te, plurim mi authores, qui ex mea prodiere officina, tefiantur, qui pra�ter elegantem n1t1dumque chara&erem, pulcherr1m1s et1am1con1 bus funt 01nat1, Atque ade� 'me non poenitet ifiorii vel fum ptuum vel laborum, vr ihdies n�uo)& p1n gend1 fculpendi (indio me oble&em Nihil enim�lubito, c�m apud antiguos Graphiceliberalibus annumera ta fit aitibus, quin hoonofiro fecalo omnes Iib�ralibus addi&i Prud1 15 cam max1m1faeianr Profe&� 1n quanto honorc olim apud vir�s prin cipes ea fuerit, plurimorun1 ofi�ndunr exem pia Zeu fid1s &parrhafij cir ca G1aphic�n celebiitatem certamen omnia mirantur fecula. (lis Timanthis Iphigeniam non dem11aturfl pii fan� artificcs, quanta fuerit tum temporis artis hui'us aefiimatio, (uo ipforu docuere exemplo dum no quemui$ nec q�o'uis pretio erudiedum fi1fcepete, Pa m ph1lus pi&or131151 0 DA ma 1) i'c�a 11011111. N�mincm 111i1101is docui't talento, qua'm m'ercedem &ah Apelle,& Me lambio ei dati fuiile tefiis efi Plinius. Alexander Magnus 1ngenio a1te Apellis ade� dele&atus fuit, v.t freq1ienter 1n o'fi�cinam eius ventita, ret, cumque 1n1 pente de pi&uris dil�'ereret, fo�comitei ab ipfo moneti rep1ehendi haudquaq�am esg1e tulit, q'uin etiam'ex conc-'u'binis charifj� ma'n1 Campafpen, c�m amori: eius, du-m nuda ex iufih Regis ob forme admiratiouem p111geret, 'captum elle animaduerteret, vltm ei dono de. Dit Arifiidis 'i hebani pi&oris tabulam idem Alexander ille Magnus Pel, lam in patria fuam tranfiulit, admira...s pi&ofis artem qua animum pinxerat,& fenfus omnes expreffetat. Pi&u1a' huius era't'r, oppido capto, ad matris, morientis exvulnere, mammaad1epens [entire mater timere, ne cmortuola&efar1guin 'ceat hacin re verbis Vtil'li��ij. Idem pinxerat praeliu cum homines ea tabula complcx1is, pa&usq; fingulos minas no Elatenfium Mnafone Mnafon ille ade� pi&aram admi1at�� &vene ratus efi, vt pi&ori Afclepiodo1o pro 12. Dijs dederit fingulos minas t1e cenas: Et Theo111nelto in fingulos heroasm1nas centenasf @a� ide�. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
