Secreta secretorum Aristotelis
A 1528 Latin edition of the Secreta secretorum attributed to Aristotle, with commentary by Alessandro Achillini, printed for scholarly readers in the scholastic tradition. The pictures are woodcut historiated and foliate initials with leafy vine scrolls, a printer's device of two rampant animals flanking a shield, and dense black-letter text blocks, offering a designer clear models for decorative capitals, border ornament and the balance of heavy type against small figures.
