Emblems: Otto van Veen - Book Second

By Darrell Jordan

We at Seat of Knowledge Publishing feel it is important that these emblems be preserved in a way more fitting of today's standards. Every emblem has been enhanced and enlarged to bring forth the essence which it so represents. One does not need to be a student of Alchemy or Esoterica to enjoy the beauty represented by the emblem. For those however who are students, you will no doubt realize the enlarged, and enhanced emblem allows for ease in the study, hence the main reasoning behind the Emblem books. About this book and the emblem series in general, we have elected to feature the name of the illustrator rather than the author of the book since it is their work we are showcasing. Instead of the author's name, we included the frontispiece of the book that the emblems were extracted from. Note that it is not always possible to determine who the illustrator is and in that case, we indicate the engraver. Indeed, in some cases, the engraver was also the illustrator, which could very well be why the illustrator's name is not mentioned. In the circumstances wherein no illustrator or engraver is mentioned, we then use the author's name to represent the emblems. Lastly, we also research each illustrator/engraver for our series to be included. With that being said, if the artist was not very well known, we then use the author's name to represent the emblems. We also research each illustrator/engraver for our series to determine if there are any portraits of any kind for the individual and will include that in the book as well. The emblems herein were extracted from Otto van Veen's book: Quinti Horatii Flacci Emblemata - published in 1612.Typically, the grayscale book series features one or two illustrators and may represent a variety of subjects, everything from religion to politics and everything in between. In addition to the grayscale emblem series, we have currently published colored emblem books. Book first and second of the colored series features the illuminated illustrations of Nicholas M. Meerfeldt. It is followed by the Manly P. Hall emblem book, featuring the illuminated illustrations of Matth?us Merian.As a further service to the seekers and lovers of art who would like to have any of these illuminated or black-and-white emblems individually reproduced as an art piece, we provide that service at our store. (https://Parallel47North.com) You will find the number on the back of the emblem page at the bottom which corresponds with the emblem when requesting a piece. Each art piece will be produced on archival paper using archival art paper with archival ink. We trust you will find much enjoyment in these books as we do ourselves. Darrell JordanEditor & Publisher, Seat of Knowledge

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1980587965
• ISBN13: 9781980587965
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.5" x 8.5"