Declaration dv Roy sur la regence de la Reyne. Verifiée en Parlement le 21. avril 1643
A royal declaration issued by Louis XIII of France in 1643, concerning the regency of Queen Anne, printed in Paris by A. Estiene and P. Rocolet for official use and registered in Parliament. The picture shows the opening line of the text beside a large decorated initial L set within foliage ornament, a typical opening of French royal print of the period. A designer could take from it the pairing of a dense black-letter-style text block with a flourished woven initial and acanthus-like leaf scrollwork.
