'Renaissance Colour Symbolism: Primary Sources' brings together original annotated translations of 'Le Blason de toutes armes et escutz' (1495) by the Sicily Herald (Jean Courtois) 'Le Blason des couleurs en armes livrées et devises' (1527) by Gilles Corrozet 'Libellus de coloribus' (1528) by Antonio Telesio (Thylesius) and 'Del significato de' colori' (1535) by Fulvio Pellegrino Morato as well as parts of 'The Accedence of Armorie' (1562/1612) by Gerard Leigh and 'Trattato dell'arte della pittura scoltura et architettura' (1585) by Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo. The original texts accompany the translations.