Excellentium familiarum in Gallia genealogiae : a prima earundem origine usque ad praesens aevum deductae et notis historicis, quibus memorabilia regni Galliae, regumque et clarorum toga et sago virorum facta moresque ac dignitates recensentur, illustratae, cum iconibus insignium & indicibus necessariis
A 1687 genealogical work printed in Nuremberg by the Endter family, compiled by Jacob Wilhelm Imhof with engravings by Johann Jakob von Sandrart, tracing noble families of France from their origins for a learned readership. The pictures are small woodcut-style cartouches, scrolls and coats of arms with acanthus leaves, grotesque figures and flourishes, offering a designer historic ornamental framing devices, shield-and-scroll compositions and symmetrical headpieces.
