Compendio d'astronomia
Compendio d'astronomia is an Italian astronomy textbook by Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande, printed in 1777 at the seminary press and held by ETH-Bibliothek. The pictures are engraved decorative headpieces and tailpieces, each built from scrolling acanthus foliage around a central emblem of writing and drafting tools, with quills, inkwells, a compass and a ruler. A designer could borrow these as ornamental frames or dividers for scholarly and instructional layouts.
