Symbolorum: The Secret Wisdom of Emblems [Hardcover]

This 'literary cabinet of curiosities' is full of unexpected visuals and thought-provoking reflections; each image is a mysterious universe unto itself. Mandy Aftel's? In many ways,? [A] stunning achievement, and a book that is most certainly worthy of your collection. Mandy Aftel's extraordinary undertaking, in writing about Baroque emblems, is articulated with precision, but in a very approachable and edifying way. If you are at all curious about the iconography of the extraordinary emblems discussed in this book, then you will be utterly delighted from the first page turn to the last. Your stunning new book?