Silent Poetry, Speaking Painting

TO THE READER.

—ries, to try to match them. For he has good enough fortune who is permitted to be even second original: "secundam habet fortunam, cui licet esse vel secundo." A play on the Latin word secundus, which means both "favorable/lucky" and "second in rank.". My purpose was to provide advice that would be pleasing to youth; for, to use the words of Gunther Gunther of Pairis (c. 1150–1220) was a Cistercian monk and a celebrated Latin poet. His most famous work is the Ligurinus, an epic poem about the exploits of Frederick Barbarossa., that most noble and ancient poet of the Germans:

Book 1 of The Deeds of Emperor Frederick original: "lib. 1. de gest. Frid. Imp." This refers to the Ligurinus, the primary source for the following quote.

.... having followed only the better things,
we shall strive to forge a modest summary out of many,
and to finish, with a shorter hand, a little book
shaped to soothe the ears of the readers.

Furthermore, he Referring to the Jesuit author Johannes David, mentioned on the previous page. was perhaps more verbose in the explanations original: "exegesibus." This refers to the detailed written interpretations provided for the book's illustrations. of his diagrams original: "schematum." These are the "schemes" or symbolic engravings—often called emblems—that formed the core of David's work. than those who love brevity are accustomed to read. Clearly, that excellent man feared—