Imago Figurata: The Emblem and Related Forms

Imago Figurata was the name given to the emblem by the influential Jesuit theoretician Jacob Masen (1606-1681). Besides the emblem, this Series also focusses on a diversity of other word-image collocations.

Scholars in different disciplines recognize the importance of such bi-medial forms as the emblem in the cultural life of the Renaissance and the Baroque, where they reflect a range of interests, from war to love, from religion to philosophy and politics, from the sciences to the occult, from social mores to encyclopedic knowledge, and from serious speculation to entertainment. The Series will concentrate on all forms of verbal and visual communication: emblem, impresa, illustrated pamphlets, theatre and festivities, and so on.

Publication is in major European languages. Imago Figurata is a peer-reviewed series.