Le imprese illvstri, con espositioni, et discorsi del S.or Ieronimo Rvscelli. Con la givnta di altre imprese tvtto riordinato et corretto da Fran.co Patritio
Le imprese illvstri is a 1572 Venetian collection of emblems and impresa devices compiled by Girolamo Ruscelli and expanded by Francesco Patrizi, meant for scholars, courtiers and designers of symbolic badges. Its pictures are small framed woodcut cartouches with strapwork, grotesque figures, putti, eagles and trees, offering a designer ready models for ornamental frames and heraldic borders.
