Articles de la saincte vnion des catholiques François
A French Catholic League pamphlet of 1588 whose articles of union were printed by an unnamed publisher, likely for the League's supporters in France. Its pictures are small woodcut and printed ornaments: a diamond-shaped floral medallion, a repeating strapwork band, a decorated initial C with a grotesque beast, and a crucifixion scene with two saints flanking a skull at the cross's base. A designer could draw on the tight, symmetrical strapwork and the framed initial for borders, panels and lettering.
