{"product_id":"symbolorum-the-secret-wisdom-of-emblems-hardcover","title":"Symbolorum: The Secret Wisdom of Emblems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMandy Aftel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eAn excellent volume for bibliomancy\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe emblem book, which reached the peak of its popularity in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, presented mysterious allegorical images--rather like those we now find on tarot cards--alongside Latin mottoes. A learned text explained the connection between image and motto, and the lessons each emblem held for the reader's life. Drawing on sources such as medieval bestiaries and Aesop's fables, emblem books reflected an enchanted view of nature in which our human lives were intertwined with plants, animals, the moon and the stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e World-renowned natural perfumer Mandy Aftel first encountered emblem books in the course of her researches into antique botanical illustrations, and quickly became entranced. Here she presents one hundred emblems from perhaps the finest emblem book, the \u003cem\u003eSymbolorum et Emblematum of Camerarius\u003c\/em\u003e, originally published in four parts between 1590 and 1604. Aftel has sensitively tinted in watercolor the bewitching circular engravings of the Symbolorum, in which giant hands reach from the sky; lions, bears, and unicorns gambol; and distant spires beckon. The mottoes and explanatory texts are given in translation from the original Latin, along with Aftel's own commentary. An illustrated introduction illuminates the history and magic of emblem book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSymbolorum\u003c\/em\u003e will be a treasure for anyone who is drawn to uncover ancient wisdom and feel the breath of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 6.24 x 6.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43830363291734,"sku":"9780789215222","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/5138\/4918\/files\/6ZKNrJah_z9780789215222.webp?v=1768929914","url":"https:\/\/www.sourceandsage.com\/products\/symbolorum-the-secret-wisdom-of-emblems-hardcover","provider":"Source \u0026 Sage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}