The emblem, an image accompanied by a motto and a verse or short prose passage, is both art and literature. This text charts the rise and evolution of the emble... » 

The emblem, an image accompanied by a motto and a verse or short prose passage, is both art and literature. This text charts the rise and evolution of the emblem from its earliest manifestations to its emergence as a genre in its own right, through its various reinventions to the present day. «