Omnia Andreae Alciati v.c. emblemata, cum commentariis, quibus emblematum aperta origine mens auctoris explicatur, & obscura omnia, dubiáque illustrantur Adiectae ad calcem Notae posteriores
An annotated Latin edition of Andrea Alciato's emblem book, with commentary by Claude Mignault, printed by Jean Richer in Paris in 1589 for scholars and students of moral and allegorical imagery. The 272 woodcuts are small square scenes—sowers, vine-wrapped trees, a man releasing birds—each set in an engraved ornamental frame of scrolling foliage, masks and animal friezes, giving designers a stock of compact allegorical vignettes and reusable borders.
