"emblem book" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: emblem books [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} emblem book (plural emblem books)
  1. A book, of a kind popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe, containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text, typically morals or poems. Wikipedia link: George Wither Categories (topical): Books Synonyms: emblembook, emblem-book Translations (book containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text): embleemboek [neuter] (Dutch), embleemikirja (Finnish), livre d’emblèmes [masculine] (French), emblémáskönyv (Hungarian), libro de emblemas (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-emblem_book-en-noun-ha9qzMYs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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