Emblem book
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emblem-book-188-5204203
title:
Emblem book
text:
An emblem book is a book collecting emblems 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, prov
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Book collecting allegorical illustrations with explanatory text
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblem_book
date created:
2003-12-17T10:55:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:04:16Z
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