Book Title: Andreae Alciati emblematvm libellvs.

Author: Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550

Image Title: On Misers

Description: The pictura of this emblem by the Italian jurist and writer Andrea Alciato (1492 – 1550 CE) features a donkey caring costly delicacies on his back as he feeds on brambles and tough grass. In the subscriptio, the author likens this particular animal to the rich but miserly man, possessing great wealth but enjoying none of it.

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