Emblems, divine and moral ; together with Hieroglyphicks of the life of man

Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644, Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644. Hieroglyphikes of the life of man, Hugo, Herman, 1588-1629. Pia desideria. English, Holmes, P., -1702, Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698 · 1718 · In the Savoy [London] : Printed by Eliz. Nutt, and sold by T. Horn, J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. Wyat, T. Varnam and J. Osborn, D. Midwinter, R. Robinson, W. Taylor, J. Bower, R. Gosling, H. Clements, W. Mears, W. Innys, J. Browne, and W. Churchill · 25 pictures

Francis Quarles's 1718 London edition of Emblems, divine and moral, printed in the Savoy by Elizabeth Nutt and sold by a consortium of booksellers, collects verse emblems with engraved plates for a general English readership. The small engravings show winged angels, a lion-headed figure, a lightning-struck landscape, and a child under a tree beside a globe, each with a short motto beneath; a designer might borrow their allegorical symbolism, sparse line-engraved compositions, and the pairing of image with a caption.

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