emblem book en · NOUN
Meanings
- A book, of a kind popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe, containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text, typically morals or poems.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| emblembook | alternative | lexicographic | |
| emblem books | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| emblem-book | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
nl embleemboek (book containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text) · fi embleemikirja (book containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text) · fr livre d'emblèmes (book containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text) · es libro de emblemas (book containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text) · hu emblémáskönyv (book containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text)