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Rollenhagen, Gabriel, 1583-1619, Passe, Crispijn van de, ca. 1565-1637 · 1611 · Coloniae : E Musaeo coelatorio Crispiani Passaei : Prostant apud Io[n]ne[m] Iansoniu[m] bibliopola[m] Arnhemie[n]se[m] · 109 pictures

An emblem book compiled by Gabriel Rollenhagen with engravings by Crispijn van de Passe, published at Cologne and Arnhem in 1611 for learned readers who collected mottoes and devices. Each plate is a circular engraving ringed by a Latin motto in capitals, holding a symbolic object—serpent-wreathed sword, winged orb, helmet sprouting a tree—above a deep landscape of towns, ships and armies.

Emblems

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