Egle : satira
Egle is a satire by Giambattista Giraldi Cinzio, printed around 1545 in Italy, probably Florence, by the Giunta press. The title page carries a framed portrait of a bearded man in profile within an ornamental oval border, with the printed name and place set in capitals. The second picture is a plate of an oval cartouche flanked by two winged female figures holding laurel, above a monogram-like emblem in a rectangle; a designer could draw on the strapwork frames and the classical figures for border or cartouche work.
