Achillis Bocchii bonon. Symbolicarvm qvaestionvm de vniuerso genere, quas serio ludebat, libri qvinqve
A Latin emblem book by the Bolognese humanist Achille Bocchi, printed in Bologna in 1574 with engravings by Giulio Bonasone after Parmigianino and Prospero Fontana, addressed to learned readers of symbols and mottoes. The plates set nude and armoured mythological figures, satyrs, putti and hooded personifications in sparse etched landscapes, with mottoes carried on stone tablets, hanging signboards and trophy poles; useful for allegorical figure groups, lettered plaques and open line shading.
