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Emblem Interpretations
12021-04-19T17:04:20+00:00Newberry DIS09980eb76a145ec4f3814f3b9fb45f381b3d1f0261plain2021-04-19T17:04:20+00:00Newberry DIS09980eb76a145ec4f3814f3b9fb45f381b3d1f02Emblems were meant to be interpreted. Emblem creators wanted audiences of all kinds to find edification and enjoyment by working out the meaning(s) of their work. On this page you will find interpretations of twelve of the emblems from VAULT Wing MS 279, with the rest to be added at a later date. The interpretations were made by scholars, curators, Newberry staff, and graduate students involved in the project. They are not definitive. Each represents only one possible interpretation of the emblems from the Nürnberg Rathaus, and it is our hope that they will provide some context for how to understand the emblems and inspire further interpretations from scholars, students, and members of the general public.
You may easily compare and contrast these emblems with other editions by visiting the digital edition of Wing MS 279 on Emblematica Online.
