Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Emblemes d'Alciat (1549)



Wondering, during an idle hour, if Shakespeare's family chose their 'Non Sanz Droict' from a book of french emblems, I checked online. Emblemes d'Alciat, de nouueau Translatez en François; [par B. Aneau] (1549) popped up on Googlebooks. No Shakespear-y joy here, but it's a fascinating book nonetheless, and one that seems to have anticipated many 20th- and 21st-century films. Pan's Labyrinth!



Zardoz!



That scene in The Matrix where the agents fight all bullet-timey!



The flying monkeys from Wizard of Oz!



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