Joachim Camerarius 1534 1598 the Nuremberg doctor and botanist produced one of the most influential writings on European emblematics with his four volume work which was published from 1595 1605 In this 1587 volume appearing for the time with scholarly commentary Camerarius develops a new project he sets the moral religious interpretation of the world against the empirical scientific view In this edition Camerarius watercolors and interpretative texts are accompanied by extensive notes so that his influences and intended effects can be clearly understood