15, 16

An emblem numbered 15 shows a circle. At the top, a pair of drafting compasses or circulus dividers is positioned with one leg at the center and the other on the circumference. Latin text is inscribed in an arc above and below the circle.

They are joined in the middle. original: "Junguntur Medio."

Here is labor, there is rest. original: "Hic Labor, ibi Requies." The moving leg of the compass represents work or activity, while the central leg represents peace and stillness.

An emblem numbered 16 shows a circle with a central point. Latin text is inscribed in an arc above and below the circle.

Who would tear this from that? original: "Quis Hanc divellat ab Illo?"

Who could ever separate this from its own? original: "A Suo Hanc quis unquam separet?" This refers to the inseparable relationship between the center and the circumference.