The courtier of Count Baldessar Castilio : deuided into foure books : verie necessarie and profitable for young gentlemen and gentlewomen abiding in court, pallace, or place
Thomas Hoby's 1588 English translation of Baldassare Castiglione's courtesy manual The Courtier, printed in London by John Wolfe for young gentlemen and gentlewomen at court. The pictures are small woodcut historiated and ornamental initials, mostly letters framed in vine scrolls, foliage, and a bird-and-flower panel, which a designer could adapt for decorative capitals, borders, or period lettering.
