Pia desideria : tribus libris comprehensa
Pia desideria is a 1694 emblem book by the Jesuit poet Herman Hugo, published in Cologne by Engelbert Theodor Kinch and aimed at devout readers of Christian life. Its copperplate images pair a small engraved scene with devotional verse, showing figures in pastoral landscapes, a haloed angel, and a winged figure on a rolling sphere. A designer could take from them the tight, hatched line work and the simple gestures used to carry spiritual allegory.
