Bergk Ordnung der Niderösterreichischen Lande
A 1553 mining ordinance for the Lower Austrian lands, issued under Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and printed in German for mine officials and miners of the region. The opening page is a large decorated initial beside black-letter text, the title page carries a heraldic crest with a double-headed eagle beneath the Roman numerals MDLIII, and a third plate shows a red wax seal with a standing crowned figure inside a lettered border. For designers, the pairing of the ornate initial and the crest offers strong models for heraldic emblems, decorative capitals and early German typography.
