Emblemi politici
Emblemi politici is a 1632 political emblem book by Guido Casoni, printed in Venice by Paolo Baglioni, aimed at readers of political science. Its pictures are decorative woodcut initials, four of them shown here, with dense scrolling foliage and interlace set in heavy black outlines; a designer could borrow their flourished capital-letter framing and the contrast between carved black ornament and open paper.
