| The
emblem book is a collection of symbolic pictures or "devices,"
accompanied by commentary in prose or verse. The form was popular
throughout Europe in the Renaissance, particularly these images
by the Italian master, Andrea Alciato, which are reproduced here
with commentary in English translation. To learn more about emblem
books—a Renaissance form that is notably web-friendly—visit
the Glasgow
University Emblem Website. |
|
|
