Meanings
nounemblem book (plural emblem books)
plural emblem books · alternative emblembook · alternative emblem-book
- A book, of a kind popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe, containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text, typically morals or poems.
Translations
Dutch embleemboek
- embleemboekbook containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text
Finnish embleemikirja
- embleemikirjabook containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text
French livre d'emblèmes
- livre d'emblèmesbook containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text
Hungarian emblémáskönyv
- emblémáskönyvbook containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text
Spanish libro de emblemas
- libro de emblemasbook containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text
Cite this entry
APA
emblem book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emblem%20book
MLA
“emblem book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emblem%20book. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emblem book,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emblem%20book.
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