Prognosticon Astrologicum, oder teutsche Practica : auff das Jahr ... 1605
Prognosticon Astrologicum is a German almanac-style astrological prognostication printed in Erfurt in 1604 by Melchior Gramann for Johann Becken, offering yearly predictions for 1605. Its title page and opening pages pair dense blackletter type with woodcut decoration, including a large historiated initial, a framed title layout, and two armoured figures. A designer could draw on the letter-form hierarchy of the title, the ornamental woodcut strapwork border, and the stern figures for period-appropriate display type and print ornament.
