Sketches and Drawings of Emblems and Rebuses (1901) - Page 19

# UNPUBLISHED SHEETS BY LEONARDO DA VINCI

(Library of Windsor Castle)

EMBLEMS AND REBUSES

Édouard Rouveyre, Publisher, 76 Seine Street, Paris

SEQUENCE NUMBER FOR THIS VOLUME	CLASSIFICATION OF OTHER SUBJECTS
Sheet No. 3 . . Front.	................................................................
(The back is blank.)	................................................................
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Emblems original: "Devises" - these are symbolic illustrations often accompanied by a motto, used by Renaissance figures to express personal philosophies or allegiances.
Rebuses original: "Rébus" - visual puzzles where pictures represent words or syllables; Leonardo was famously fond of creating these as intellectual games.
Sheet original: "Feuillet" - a single leaf of paper in a manuscript or book, consisting of a front (recto) and a back (verso).

Previous page translation for continuity:

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Blank pages in Renaissance manuscripts often served as buffers between different sections of work or were intended for future additions that were never completed.