Le imprese illustri del Ieronimo Ruscelli
Le imprese illustri is a 1584 Italian emblem book by Girolamo Ruscelli, with engravings by Giacomo Franco, made for readers of devices and mottoes in Venice. Its pages are framed engraved plates of emblematic compositions with allegorical figures, heraldic shields, and mottoes in scrolls. A designer might draw on their dense, symmetrical cartouche framing, strapwork borders, and grotesque figures used as architectural supports.
