Antichità della chiesa di S. Dionigi, et origine del nome di Cassano Geradadda
A 1617 Italian church history printed in Milan by the archiepiscopal printers, recounting the antiquity of the church of S. Dionigi and the origin of the name Cassano Geradadda, likely for a local clerical and civic readership. The pages carry black woodcut decoration: a Virgin and Child enthroned within an arched frame and an ornate border, a standing devotional figure above Latin text, a grotesque-style initial letter with a face, and a dense flowering vine tile. A designer could draw on the sturdy line, dense hatching and botanical motifs for historical ornament.
