Ex Ctesia, Agatharchide, Memnone excerptae historiae
A 1557 Geneva printing of excerpted ancient histories by Ctesias, Agatharchides, Memnon and Appian, issued by Henri Estienne's press for scholars and students of classical history. The single picture is a small woodcut vignette of a robed man reaching toward a fruit-laden tree with a banner reading 'Malum Sapere', set on a ground-line with scattered plants; its bold outline and simple tree form suit designers seeking a compact emblematic motif.
