Pandectae trivmphales, siue, Pomparvm et festorvm ac solennivm apparatvvm, conviviorvm, spectacvlorvm, simvlacrorvm bellicorvm equestrivm et pedestrivm, navmachiarum, ludorum deniq[ue] omnium nobiliorum, quot hactenus vbiq[ue] gentium re bello bene gesta ... edita concelebrataque sunt, tomi dvo : qvorvm prior de trivmphis ... heroum ... tractat : posterior ... hastilvdiorvm per Germaniam tradit initia ...

Modius, François, 1556-1597 · 1586 · Francofurti ad Mœnum : Impens. Sigismundi Feyrabendij · 71 pictures

Pandectae Triumphales is a 1586 Latin treatise on triumphal processions, festivals, tournaments and war games, compiled by François Modius and printed in Frankfurt by Sigismund Feyerabend for a learned readership. Its pictures are woodcut coats of arms in shield and cartouche frames, with armoured figures and ornate heraldic devices, offering a designer dense, decorative models for heraldic emblems, shield outlines and Renaissance strapwork borders.

Festivals -- Early works to 1800 · Tournaments, Medieval -- Early works to 1800 · Triumph -- Early works to 1800

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