Heroicos hechos, y vidas de varones yllvstres, asy Griegos, como Romanos
A 1576 Spanish-language collection of lives of illustrious Greek and Roman men, printed in Paris by Francisco de Prado and attributed to Thomas de Espinosa de los Monteros, written for Spanish readers. Each page presents a profile bust of a historical figure inside a dense strapwork and grotesque border with a labelled cartouche beneath, and a designer could take from them the framed portrait format, the ornamental frame system, and the armour and laurel-wreath details.
