Pia desideria; emblematis, elegiis & affectibus SS. Patrum illustrata
Pia desideria is a 1628 Latin emblem book printed in Antwerp by Henricus Aertssenius, with verse by Herman Hugo and engravings after Christoffel van Sichem, written for devotional readers on Christian life. Its pictures are black-and-white woodcut-style engravings: the oval cartouches show a central figure between foliage, cornucopia-like urns, flowers and scrolled ornament, while the scene plate shows two figures beside a tree and a river landscape, offering a designer strong models for decorative frames and emblematic motifs.
