Lusus serius, quo Hermes sive Mercurius rex mundanorum omnium sub homine existentium, post longam disceptationem in concilio octovirali habitam, homine rationali arbitro, iudicatus & constitutus est
A Latin alchemical emblem book by Michael Maier, printed in 1616 by Hieronymus Galler's engraving workshop at the expense of Lucas Jennis, with a copy held in C.G. Jung's library. Its pictures are small engraved and woodcut emblems: a bearded mask within scrollwork, a heraldic-style shield with an angel and a motto, and a seated judge with animals and a servant. A designer might borrow the dense ornamental framing, the compact emblem layout, and the Latin motto tags placed above or beside each image.
