The anatomical exercises of Dr. William Harvey, professor of physick and physician to the Kings Majesty, concerning the motion of the heart and blood
William Harvey's 1653 London edition of his anatomical exercises on the motion of the heart and blood, printed by Francis Leach for Richard Lowndes and aimed at physicians and medical readers. The four pictures are ornamental woodcut initial letters, a decorated T, I, and M with strapwork, foliage, and hatched shading, which a designer could borrow for drop caps and historical page openings.




