Dispensatorium Hafniense jussu superiorum à medicis Hafniensibus adornatum Thomas Bartholinus publici juris fecit.
Dispensatorium Hafniense is a 1658 Latin pharmacopoeia compiled by Thomas Bartholin for physicians of Copenhagen, printed in Hafniae and sold by Daniel Paulli. The four pictures are small printed ornamental headpieces and tailpieces, mostly pendant-shaped scrollwork with curling tendrils, flourishes and a central cartouche, set above and below dense Latin text. A designer could take from them a compact repertoire of early modern decorative units, with symmetrical scroll brackets and hatched leafy motifs ready to adapt for dividers, borders or ornament panels.
