Symbolorum: The Secret Wisdom of Emblems

Discover the esoteric insights and enchanting imagery of the Baroque emblem book, a long-lost cousin of the tarot

An excellent volume for bibliomancy

The 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 sou...