Recueil D'emblemes Des Pieux Desirs De Herman Hugo - Anvers, 1627

The anthology "PieuN Desirs, published simultaneously in Anvers and Paris in 1627, is the French adaptation of the "Pia Desideria from 1624, a collection of Latio meditational emblems. The initial collation was done by the Jesuit Herman Hugo and comprises 46 engravings, from Boetius to Bolswert. The present 'translation' constitutes its first reedition, which put the work at the disposal of a larger public. The "Pia Desideria had real 17th century; the French translation helped its diffusion by establishing an extended readership. Furthermore, the quality of hte poems speak for themselves.