De onwaardige wereld : vertoond in vyftig zinnebeelden, met godlyke spreuken en stichtelyke verzen
De onwaardige wereld is a 1710 Dutch emblem book by the Amsterdam engraver and poet Jan Luiken, published in Amsterdam by the widow of P. Arentz and K. van der Sys for a Dutch readership seeking devotional moral lessons. Its copperplate engravings each pair a small scene with an allegorical meaning, drawn with dense parallel hatching, crowded figures, and a plain framed border. A designer could draw on their clear narrative staging, compact vignette layouts, and the symbolic use of props such as ladders, skulls, and globes.
