Antverpia

Scribanius, Carolus, 1561-1629, Moretus, Jan, 1543-1610, printer · 1610 · Antverpiæ, : ex officina Plantiniana, Apud Ioannem Moretum · 7 pictures

Antverpia is a 1610 Latin book on the history of Antwerp, written by Carolus Scribanius and printed at the Plantin press under Jan Moretus for a scholarly readership. Its pictures are engraved and woodcut printer's emblems, with a compass and the motto Labore et Constantia framed by ornate cartouches, which a designer could draw on for border and device ideas.

Antwerp (Belgium) -- History

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