Io. Mercerii I.C. Emblemata
An emblem book by the jurist Jean Mercier, printed around 1592 with no firm place of publication, with each emblem pairing a Latin motto with a small engraved scene and a verse. Its pictures are small framed copperplate scenes with terse classical allusions, showing how a compact image and a short motto can carry a moral idea; a designer might borrow the layout of a central image set between text blocks and the decorative scrollwork ornaments used as dividers.
