Sacrosancta theologia universa : sacris bibliorum figuris illustrata, symbolis adumbrata, assertis scholasticis, dogmaticis, moralibus elucidata, iconismis aeneis exhibita : ...
A 1738 Augsburg emblem book by Johann Andreas Pfeffel, a Latin theological compendium for scholars and clergy, its engraved title-pages and plates set in elaborate Baroque cartouches. Its pages show ornamental frames of scrolls, shields and garlands around religious scenes, offering a designer models for symmetrical framing, decorative borders and allegorical composition.
