Cornelii Giselberti Plempii Amsterodamum monogrammon
This is an emblem book printed in Amsterdam in 1616 by Johannes Walschardus, with verses by Cornelis Gijsbertsz Plemp and engraved circular emblems attributed to Christoffel van Sichem, aimed at a learned, Latin-reading audience. Each small roundel pairs a wood-engraved scene with moralising text. The pictures show dense parallel-line hatching, bold outlines and mythic or allegorical figures set in simple landscapes, a compact vocabulary a designer could borrow for vignettes, badges and framed emblematic motifs.
