Abrahami Fransi, Insignium, armorum, emblematum, hieroglyphicorum, et symbolorum, quæ ab Italis imprese nominantur, explicatio [microform] : quæ symbolicæ philosophiæ postrema pars est

Fraunce, Abraham, fl. 1587-1633 · 1588 · Excudebat Londini : Thomas Orwinus: Impensis Thomæ Gubbin, & Thomæ Newman · 9 pictures

Abraham Fraunce's Latin treatise on heraldic insignia, emblems, hieroglyphs and Italian imprese, printed in London by Thomas Orwin in 1588 for scholarly readers of symbolic philosophy. The scanned pages yield woodcut printer's ornament: strapwork headbands with urns, birds and curling foliage, floral borders, and a square criblé initial I, all coarse black line usable as rules, frames and drop caps.

Heraldry · Insignia · Devices (Heraldry)

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