Insignia sacrae caesareae maiestatis, principvm electorvm, ac aliqvot illvstrissimarvm, illvstrium, nobilium, & aliarum familiarum, formis artificiosissimis expressa : addito cuiq[ue] peculiari symbolo, & carmine octasticho, quibus cum ipsum insigne tum symbolum ingeniosè, ac sine vlla arrogantia vel mordacitate, liberaliter explicantur : his adiecta svnt totidem vacva (vti appellant) scuta, vt alij quoq[ue], quib. hoc institutum placebit, suae etiam gentis imagines penicillo adijcere possint ..

Amman, Jost, 1539-1591, Lonicer, Philipp, -1599 · 1579 · Francofvrti ad Moenvm : Apvd Georgivm Corvinvm, impensis Sigismundi Feyerabendij · 30 pictures

A 1579 Frankfurt heraldry pattern book by Jost Amman with verses by Philipp Lonicer, printed by Georg Corvinus for Sigismund Feyerabend, offering blank coats of arms for families to paint their own. Each page pairs a woodcut armoured or allegorical figure with an empty ornamental cartouche, so a designer can see how strapwork frames were built around a central shield.

Heraldry · Allegories

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