boschius emblem CDLXXXIV 484

Ornate heraldic emblem with an open book displaying a chessboard, surrounded by decorative scrollwork; top banner reads a Latin motto – Jakob Bosch, Symbolographia, Class 3, CDLXXXIV 484.bottom shows the Roman numeral CMLXXXIV.

“A tenacious pontiff/pontifex of justice. Belonging to the standard-bearer of the Latrunculorum – or chess pieces – board.” – Jakob Bosch, Symbolographia, Class 3, CDLXXXIV 484.