De vita et moribus sacerdotum opusculum : singularem eorum dignitatem ostendens & quibus ornati esse debeant virtutibus : explanans.
A 1519 Latin treatise on the life and conduct of priests by Josse Clichtove, printed in Paris by Henri Estienne for clergy and those training for holy orders. Its pages are dense black-letter text set beside large woodcut initials, and the title page is framed by ornate knotwork borders with two bearded figures in caps above. A designer could draw on the carved, interlaced letter ornaments and the compact, symmetrical title-page layout for early printed-book typography.
