La prima parte dell'imprese di Scipion Bargagli : dove, doppo tutte l'opere cosi a penna, come a stampa, ch' egli ha potuto vedere di coloro, che della materia dell'imprese hanno parlato, della vera natura di quelle si ragiona
An Italian emblem book by Scipione Bargagli, printed in Venice in 1589 by Francesco de'Franceschi, treating the theory and nature of imprese for a learned readership. Its pictures are small oval engravings, each pairing a Latin motto arranged around the rim with a single allegorical image such as a tree, a sundial, or a sun-lit book. A designer could take from them the compact emblem format of motto, image and frame, with the sundial and sun rays offering simple symbolic motifs for logo or badge work.
