Emblemata pro toga et sago
An emblem book by Jacobus à Bruck (Bruck-Angermundt), issued at Nuremberg in 1690 by the widow and heirs of Paul Fürst, pairing Latin mottoes on civil and military duty — toga and sagum — for a learned readership. Each plate is a circular engraved medallion, the motto set in capitals around the rim, enclosing a device such as bees swarming from a hollow tree, an eagle pinning a hare, a star reflected in a mirror, or an armored hand holding a sword wreathed with laurel and olive, backed by small landscapes of battles, towns and crowds; useful for roundel formats, lettered borders and compact symbolic devices.
