Dialogo pio et specvlativo, con diuerse sentenze latine & volgari
A 1560 Italian-language dialogue printed in Lyon by Guglielmo Rovillio, written by Gabriele Simeoni with Latin and vernacular maxims, illustrated with Roman-style coin-like medallions and emblematic devices for an educated reader interested in conduct. The pictures are small woodcut roundels with framed figures of classical deities, priests, altars and symbolic objects, offering a designer compact circular medallion frames, Roman coin lettering and emblem motifs to adapt.
