THE IMAGES OR PICTURES OF FLAT PAINTING BY PHILOSTRATUS

The term "flat painting" (original: platte peinture) was used in the Renaissance to distinguish two-dimensional panel or canvas painting from sculpture or high-relief works.

The Lemnian, a Greek A "Sophist" in this era was a highly respected teacher of rhetoric and public speaking in the Roman Empire. Sophist.

Put into French by BLAISE DE VIGENÈRE OF THE Vigenère (1523–1596) was a prominent French diplomat, cryptographer, and translator; "Bourbonnais" refers to his home province in central France. BOURBONNAIS.

With Summaries and Annotations for each of them.

A new edition, reviewed, corrected, and significantly expanded by the translator

IN PARIS For ABEL LANGELIER

At the first pillar of the Great Hall of the The "Palace" refers to the Palais de Justice in Paris, which served as a major commercial center where booksellers set up stalls between the pillars of the great hall. Palace

1602

WITH THE A "Privilege" was an early form of copyright; a royal license granting the publisher the exclusive right to print a specific work for a certain number of years. KING’S PRIVILEGE