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Boissard, Jean Jacques, 1528-1602 · 1650 · Francofurti :impensis Iohannis Ammonij bibliopolæ. · 34 pictures

A 1650 Frankfurt collection of engraved portrait medallions of learned men of Europe, compiled by Jean Jacques Boissard and printed by Johann Ammon for scholars and collectors. The pictures are small oval or framed busts of theologians, physicians and scholars, each with a Latin caption and decorative strapwork or cartouche borders that a designer could use for framing and lettering ideas.

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