Devises royales
Devises royales is a 1621 Paris collection of royal emblems and devices compiled by Adrian d'Amboise and published by Rolet Boutonné, a heraldic book for courtly and learned readers. Its pictures are small engraved emblems pairing a central image with a Latin motto on a scroll, such as a sun over clouds, a flowering plant, or a chained club, offering a designer compact motif-and-motto compositions with strong symbolic silhouettes.
