Aquila Saxonica : sub qua imperatores Saxones ab Henrico Aucupe, vsquè ad Henricum Sanctum Occidentis imperatorem XV. elogiis, hieroglyphicis, numismatibus, insignibus, symbolis, imaginibus antiquis ad viuum exhibentur exculpti, & longa historiarum serie exarati : vt nihil relictum sit, quod prisci, vel hodierni habeant annales, sed diplomata, leges, indulta, genealogiae, donationes, priuilegia offeruntur congesta : accedit cuique Caesarum tractatus sacrolegalis & historicopoliticus ...
Aquila Saxonica is a 1673 Latin emblem and portrait book published in Venice by Giovanni Giacomo Herz, compiled by Giovanni Palazzi and Benoît Thiboust, that presents the Saxon emperors through engraved likenesses, heraldry and symbolic devices for a learned readership. The pictures are small black-and-white engravings of rulers in oval frames, arched niches and cartouches, with ermine robes, chains, helmets, shields and Latin inscriptions; a designer could borrow their framing devices, decorative scrollwork and heraldic cartouches for period-style title pages.
