Armide, tragedie
This is a 1686 Paris libretto-score of Lully's opera Armide, printed by Christophe Ballard for opera audiences and musicians. The four pictures are horizontal decorative frieze bands of dense scrolling foliage, acanthus leaves, and small figures, cut in woodblock style. A designer could take from them ready-made border strips for running headers, dividers, or period ornament panels.
