Aresta amorum, accuratissimis Benedicti Curtii Symphoriani commentarius ad utriusque juris rationem, forensiumque actionum usum, quam acutissime accommodata
A 1546 legal and commentary volume printed in Lyon by Sebastian Gryphius, with its ancient-law commentary written for lawyers and students of civil and church law. The four pictures are small woodcut historiated initials, each a large letter E framed by foliage with a small figure perched on or beside the letter, a repeated decorative device in varying arrangements. A designer could take from them the compact, reusable framing of a capital letter with vine scrolls and a tiny figure, a model for monograms or drop caps.
