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La Brosse, Guy de (1589-1641) · 1601 · Estienne, Antoine (1592-1674) · 2 pictures

A French book of 1601 by Guy de La Brosse, printed by Antoine Estienne and dedicated to King Louis XIII, concerning the Jardin des plantes in Paris. Its pictures are small woodcut ornaments, a horizontal band with winged figures flanking a heraldic shield and an initial letter I filled with flowers, birds and foliage, which a designer could adapt for decorative borders, chapter openers and symmetrical panels.

Corpus Nature · Jardin des plantes (Paris)

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