Emblemata, sive, Symbola a principibus, viris eeclesiasticis [sic] ac militaribus aliisque vsurpanda : Deuises ou emblemes pour princes, gens d'Eglise, gens de guerre, & aultres

Veen, Otto van, 1556-1629 · 1624 · Bruxellae : Ex officina Huberti Antonii ... · 49 pictures

An emblem book of devices compiled by the Antwerp painter Otto van Veen (Vaenius), printed in Brussels by Hubert Antoine in 1624 with Latin and French captions, addressed to princes, clergy and soldiers choosing personal imprese. Each page holds rows of numbered circular medallions engraved in fine line, holding compact object groups against blank or hatched grounds: scythe and olive branch, caduceus and hourglass, scales with skull, anchor, lyre, crown, crook, walled tower; usable as ready-made roundel motifs, icon sets and captioned grid layouts.

Emblems

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