Blondi Flavii forliviensis De Roma trivmphante libri decem : priscorvm scriptorum lectoribus vtilissimi, ad totiusq[ue] Romanae antiquitatis cognitionem pernecessarij : omnia magis quàm antè castigata
Biondo Flavio's Latin treatise De Roma triumphante, printed in Paris in 1533 by Simon de Colines, is a scholarly book on ancient Roman antiquity for readers of classical authors. Its pictures are woodcut historiated initials, a decorated page-opening capital, a Latin motto beside a figure of Time with a scythe, and a heraldic dragon on a shield, showing ornate strapwork and ribbon-banner compositions a designer could draw on for decorative capitals and emblem-style panels.
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