Jacobus Typotius (1540–1601) was a Flemish

humanist Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The meaning of the term "humani ...

, a native of

Diest Diest () is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Situated in the northeast of the Hageland region, Diest neighbours the provinces of Antwerp to its North, and Limburg to the East and is situated around 60 ...

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, who became court historian to the

Emperor Rudolph II Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the Hous ...

. He is now known for his association with the influential collection of

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s and '' imprese'' (an

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), the ''Symbola divina et humana'' which was published first in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

, in three volumes, from 1601. While this work is sometimes attributed solely to Typotius, it was seen into print by

Anselmus de Boodt Anselmus de Boodt or Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt (Bruges, 1550 - Bruges, 21 June 1632) was a Flemish humanist, mineralogist, physician and naturalist. Along with the German known as Georgius Agricola, de Boodt was responsible for establishing m ...

, with others. The engravings were by

Aegidius Sadeler Aegidius Sadeler or Aegidius Sadeler II (1570–1629) was a Flemish engraver who was principally active at the Prague court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and his successors. Life Sadeler was born in Antwerp in the Sadeler family of print deale ...

.Mout, M.E.H.N. (1999) ''A Useful Servant of Princes. The Netherlandish Humanist Jacobus Typotius at the Prague Imperial Court Around 1600''. Acta Comeniana, 13, pp. 27–49.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Typotius, Jacobus 1540 births 1601 deaths Flemish historians People from Diest