Polyhistor symbolicus, electorum symbolorum & parabolarum historicarum stromata, XII libris complectens
Polyhistor symbolicus is a 1623 Latin emblem and symbol compendium by Nicolas Caussin, printed by Johann Kinck and drawn from the Jesuit scholarly tradition for learned readers. Its pictures are small woodcut initial letters and ornamental headpieces with dense scrollwork, a crowned eagle, and interlaced foliage, showing how early modern printers built decorative frames and capitals a designer could adapt for display type or borders.
