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Augsburg 1531 Publication

When
1531
Where
Augsburg, Germany
Part of
Publication of Alciato's Emblemata

The first unauthorized print edition of Alciato's Emblemata was published in Augsburg in 1531 by Heinrich Steyner.

Compiled from a manuscript of Latin poems dedicated to Conrad Peutinger, the 1531 Augsburg edition appeared under the title Viri Clarissimi D. Chonradum Peutingerum Augustanum, Iurisconsultum Emblematum Liber. It contained 104 unillustrated emblems and was produced without Alciato's authorization.

Sources

  1. Emblemata Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-27

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