Book Title: Andreae Alciati emblematvm libellvs.

Author: Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550

Image Title: Immortality Is Acquired through Humanistic Study

Description: The pictura of this emblem by the Italian jurist and writer Andrea Alciato (1492 – 1550 CE) features the god Triton encompassed by a serpent biting its own tail as he blows on his legendary conch shell – the conch representing fame, the encircling serpent eternity, the lesson being that those who pursue literary endeavors find immortality in their widespread readership.

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