Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana: or a fabrick of science natural, upon the hypothesis of atoms
Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana is a 1654 London natural philosophy treatise by physician Walter Charleton, printed by T. Newcomb for T. Heath and aimed at readers of science. Its pictures are small woodcut decorative initials and headpieces, with a symmetrical frame of winged cherubs or putti holding a central letter inside a box, flanked by cornucopias and scrollwork. A designer could borrow the mirrored framing, the cornucopia motif, and the ornamental capital letter as a starting point for a historical border or initial.
