Idea de un principe politico christiano : rapresentada en cien empresas : dedicada al principe de las Espaänas nuestro seänor
A 1642 emblem book by Diego de Saavedra Fajardo, printed in Munich and Milan, addressed to the Spanish heir as a guide for a Christian political prince. Its pictures are oval cartouches with a Latin motto above and a single symbolic image below, cut in fine engraved line with scrolled and foliage frames. A designer might take the framed emblem format, with motto banners and strapwork borders, as a model for labels, seals, or heraldic-style panels.
