emblem book (English) emblembook

Japanese: emblem book(英語表記)emblembook
emblem book (English) emblembook

…B. Johnson's The Alchemist and J. Lilly's Galatea are well known as representative works. In the field of art, the production of allegorical collections called emblem books became popular, and many symbolic illustrations were produced that attempted to convey the mysteries of alchemy through images rather than words. Works by R. Flood, M. Meyer, and J.D. Murius, who were active in this field, contain allegorical works that are of great artistic interest. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "emblem book" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…たとえば,B.ジョンソン《錬金術師》やJ.リリー《ガラテア》がその代表作として知られている。 美術の面では〈エンブレム・ブックemblem book〉と呼ばれる寓意図集の制作の流行を背景に,語句よりもむしろ図像によって錬金術の奥義を伝えようとする象徴的図版も多数生みだされた。この面に尽力したR.フラッドやM.マイヤー,またJ.D.ミューリウスなどの著作には,美術的に興味ぶかい寓意図が掲載されている。…

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