De medendis humani corporis malis: ars medica
A Latin medical treatise on treating diseases of the human body, written by Donato Antonio Altomare and printed in Venice in 1570 for a learned readership of physicians and students. Its pictures are woodcut historiated initials, a decorative title cartouche with a winged figure, and an ornamental headpiece, all in dense strapwork and foliage that a designer could draw on for border, initial-letter, and cartouche treatments.
