Aereoplastes theo-sophicus, sive, Eicones mysticae : rarâ solertiâ, ac sagacitate singulari effictae eæq́[ue] æri incisæ : integram veræ theosophias rationem mirâ dexteritate adumbrantes : euolutione Latinâ ex Sacris Scripturis, sanctis patribus, philosophis, oratoribus, historicis ac poëtis tàm Græcis quàm Latinis Christianis iuxtà atq[ue]; gentibus nunc illuminatæ, ac bonorum bono editæ

Oraeus, Henricus, 1584-1646 · 1620 · Francofvrti : Apud Iacobum de Zetter · 104 pictures

An emblem book of Christian theosophy compiled by Henricus Oraeus and printed by Jacob de Zetter at Frankfurt in 1620, with Latin, German and French verses for learned Protestant readers. The 104 small horizontal copperplate engravings set labelled personifications, triumphal chariots drawn by rams and horses, skeletons, seasons and armed allegories in open landscapes with distant towns and ruins, each figure named in engraved lettering above it — useful for allegorical figure types, captioned diagram-like staging, and dense line shading.

Emblems -- Early works to 1800 · Emblem books -- Germany -- 17th century · Emblems, Latin -- Germany -- 17th century · Emblems, German -- Germany -- 17th century · Emblems, French -- Germany -- 17th century · Theosophy -- Early works to 1800

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