Symbola et emblemata tam moralia quam sacra
Die handschriftlichen Embleme von 1587
Wolfgang Harms, Gilbert Heß, Joachim Camerarius d. J.
Joachim Camerarius (1534–1598), the Nuremberg doctor and botanist, produced one of the most influential writings on European emblematics with his four-volume work which was published from 1595–1605. In this 1587 volume, appearing for the time with scholarly commentary, Camerarius develops a new project – he sets the moral-religious interpretation of the world against the empirical-scientific view. In this edition, Camerarius’ watercolors and interpretative texts are accompanied by extensive notes so that his influences and intended effects can be clearly understood.
