De symbolis heroicis libri IX
De symbolis heroicis libri IX is a 1634 Antwerp emblem book by the Jesuit Silvestro Pietrasanta, printed at the Plantin press with engravings after Peter Paul Rubens and cut by Cornelis Galle, made for learned readers of impresa and courtly devices. Its pictures are engraved cartouches framing a motto, emblem or device, with scrolled strapwork borders, sparse landscape settings and lettered ribbons, giving a designer a repertoire of baroque frames and symbolic vignettes.
