Study into the worldview reflected by the genres of emblem books, hieroglyphs and impresa during the Renaissance. After an analysis of current theories, a new view, describing the conversion of the...Show moreStudy into the worldview reflected by the genres of emblem books, hieroglyphs and impresa during the Renaissance. After an analysis of current theories, a new view, describing the conversion of the three genres, is proposed and followed by its illustration consisting of an analysis of different editions of Claude Paradin his 'Devise héroïques'.Show less