page from a 17c. pattern book by Nicolas Verien entitled Emblemes […] Latines, Espagnoles et Italienns. ca. 1685, Paris. The work was intended as an explanation for deciphering the popular “emblem” books of the period. This book was previously in the collection of Carl Krahl, the Austrian court draftsman for coats of arms (working in Vienna at end of the 19th century – early 20th century)
