Pia desideria, viz. 1. Gemitus animae poenitentis, 2. Vota animae sanctae, 3. Suspiria animae amantis
Pia desideria is a 1677 London emblem book by Herman Hugo, with engravings after Boëce van Bolswert, printed for Robert Pawlet and aimed at devotional readers. The small engraved emblems show a winged soul, figures in landscapes, and a seated mourner beneath trees, with short Latin verses below, giving a designer compact period scenes and spare line-engraved figure poses.
