III. Livre des libertez d'André de Rosiers sieur de Beaulieu.
This is a 1651 French songbook of chansons, the third book of libertine songs by André de Rosiers, sieur de Beaulieu, printed in Paris by Robert Ballard for singers and musicians. The pictures show staff notation with lettered decorated initial capitals in woodcut style, with lyric text set beneath the notes, offering a designer a model for ornamental drop caps and early musical typography.
