Della Calabria Illustrata: Opera Varia Istorica Del P. Giovanni Fiore Da Cropani, Predicatore ...: In cui, ... si descrive con perfetta Corografia la Situazione, Promontorj, Porti, Seni di Mare, Città, Castella, Fortezze ... dagli anni del Mondo 306. sin al corrente di Cristo 1690
A 1691 Italian regional history of Calabria by the Dominican preacher Giovanni Fiore da Cropani, describing its towns, ports, fortresses and antiquities for a learned readership. The pictures are printed ornamental headpieces and tailpieces built from acanthus scrolls, flowers and a central monogram in woodcut style, offering designers a dense, symmetrical model for decorative borders and monogram panels.
