De rebus, Emmanuelis regis Lusitaniæ inuictissimi virtute et auspicio gestis libri duodecim.
De rebus is a Latin history of King Manuel I of Portugal written by Jerónimo Osório and printed in Lisbon in 1571 by Antonio Gonçalves for a learned humanist readership. The pictures are woodcut historiated initials with figures and foliage, a title page with an engraved coat of arms, and a bold heraldic emblem with two standing male figures, offering a designer ornate initial letters, armorial framing and Renaissance strapwork ideas.
