| Thematic Lines |
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| LT1 – Theory and practice of emblematic forms: Andrea Alciato and the tradition of emblems; emblematic strategies for the relationship between texts and images; particularities of the national and local emblems; |
| LT2 – The relationship between emblems and other symbolic forms: historical devices or imprese, hieroglyphs, allegories, heraldry, sigillography, medals and numismatics… |
| LT3 – Classic, biblical, medieval and contemporary themes in the emblematic tradition or visual culture; |
| LT4 – Emblems, hermeticism and alchemy; |
| LT5 – Emblems and other forms of artistic expression: early-modern festivals, architectural spaces, sculpture, painting, decorative arts; |
| LT6 – Emblems and literature; literary subgenres in emblematic compositions: allegorical literature, bestiaries, fable books; |
| LT7 – Emblems and printing. The production and reception of emblem books: authors, publishers, printers, engravers, translators and commentators, editorial history; |
| LT8 – The uses of iconography: iconography of power, urban iconography, Masonic iconography… |
| LT9 – Iconography, emblematic and devotion. |
| LT10 – The presence of emblems and visual culture: photography, advertising, film and audio-visuals, comics, performances; |
| LT11 – Emblem books, visual repertoires and digital humanities: digitization, databases, websites; |
| LT12 – Presentation of projects, doctoral theses and ongoing research on visual and emblematic culture; |
| LT13 – Analog and digital editions of emblem books. |
