Agathiae historici & poëtae eximij, De imperio et rebvs gestis Ivstiniani imperatoris, libri qvinqve:
A 1594 Latin edition of Agathias's history of Justinian's reign, printed at Leiden by the Plantin press under Raphelengius and edited by Vulcanius and Scaliger for a scholarly readership. Its pictures are decorative woodcut initials, each letter filled with interlace, scrollwork and small figures, offering designers a range of historiated capitals to adapt for display lettering.
