Emblemata : cum aliquot nummis antiqui operis
Emblemata is a 1564 Latin emblem book by the Hungarian humanist János Zsámboki, printed in Antwerp by the Plantin press and aimed at scholars and collectors interested in emblems and ancient coins. The pictures are small woodcut ornaments, mostly symmetrical grotesques with masks, scrolls, foliage and pendant tassels, set as headpieces and dividers among Latin verse. A designer might take their compact symmetrical framing, mask motifs and strap-and-tassel borders as models for decorative panels.
