| Front | Emblem book |
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| Back | A book made up of Symbolic pictures or engravings to which mottoes and verbal explanations are attached of a proverbial or gnomic nature The most popular was Francis Quarles's Emblems 1635 consisting of pictures verses and verbal illustrations from Previous authorities An emblem book is a book collecting emblems (allegorical illustrations) with accompanying explanatory text, typically morals or poems. This category of books was popular in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. Emblem books are collections of sets of three elements: an icon or image, a motto, and text explaining the connection between the image and motto. The text ranged in length from a few lines of verse to pages of prose. Emblem books descended from medieval bestiaries that explained the importance of animals, proverbs, and fables. In fact, writers often drew inspiration from Greek and Roman sources such as Aesop's Fables and Plutarch's Lives. |
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