Mundus symbolicus, in emblematum universitate formatus, explicatus, et tam sacris, quàm profanis eruditionibus ac sententiis illustratus : subministrans oratoribus, praedicatoribus, academicis, poetis &c. innumera conceptuum argumenta
A Latin emblem dictionary by Filippo Picinelli, expanded by Augustin Erath and printed in Cologne by Hermann Demen in 1687, compiled as a reference of symbols for preachers, orators, academics and poets. The plates are repeated woodcut headpieces: a strapwork cartouche of curling acanthus enclosing a small landscape with a standing figure, usable as frames, chapter ornaments and reusable border stock.







































































