Dell' imprese pastorali
This 1685 Venetian book, Dell' imprese pastorali by Carlo Labia, was printed by Nicolò Pezzana and aimed at a clerical readership, judging by its subject of bishops. The pictures are decorated woodcut initial letters, a B, an I and two F's, with dense scrolling acanthus foliage, leafy knots and framing borders that a designer could draw on for ornamental capitals and border work.
