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Sacrvm oratorivm piarvm imaginvm immacvlatae Mariae et animae creatae : ac baptismo, poenitentia, et evcharistia innovatae : ars nova bene vivendi et moriende, sacris piarum imaginum emblematis figurata & illustrata

Bivero, Pedro, 1572-1656 · 1634 · Antverpiae : Ex officina P.B. Moreti · 120 pictures

A Jesuit emblem book by Pedro Bivero, printed in 1634 by the Plantin-Moretus office in Antwerp, pairing Marian and sacramental meditations with engraved emblems for devotional readers. The index holds mostly woodcut initials — letters filled with flower-filled urns, foliate scrollwork, and a haloed Virgin flanked by angels — usable as drop caps, ornament, and border motifs.

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint · Emblems

Internet Archive · Duke University Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0