Pavli Iovii Novocomensis Episcopi Nvcerini Elogia Virorum literis illustrium: quotquot vel nostra vel avorum memoria vixere. Ex eiusdem Mvsaeo (cuius descriptionem vnà exhibemus) ad viuum expressis imaginibus exornata
Paolo Giovio's 1577 Latin book of Elogia, a collection of short biographical sketches of learned men of his own and recent times, printed for scholars and collectors of portraits. Each page pairs a Latin biography with a framed woodcut bust portrait set in an ornate border of foliage, scrolls and putti.













































