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Orbis Polonvs, splendoribus caeli: Triumphis mundi: pulchritudine animantium: decore aquatilium: naturae excellentia reptilium, condecoratvs. In qvo antiqva Sarmatarvm gentilitia, pervetvstae nobilitatis polonae insignia, vetera & noua indigenatus meritorum praemia & arma, specificantur & relucent. Nunc primum, vt Latinitati consecratus, ita claritate & veritate perspicuus

Okolski, Szymon, 1580-1653 · 1641 · Cracoviae, in officina typographica Francisci Caesarij · 108 pictures

Orbis Polonvs is a 1641 Latin work by Szymon Okolski, printed in Cracow at the Francisci Caesarij press, presenting Polish heraldry and noble coats of arms for a learned readership. The four pictures are woodcut heraldic cartouches: scrolled and foliate frames surrounding shields, one bearing a crossed-sword emblem, one a diagonal-banded shield, and one a crowned helmet with plumes, all rendered in dense black-line hatching that suits heraldic panels, framed title ornaments and engraved shield borders.

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