Baptistae Fulgosi De dictis factisq[ue] memorabilibus collectanea

Fregoso, Battista, 1453-1504, Ghilini, Camillo, 1490?-1535 · 1509 · Mediolani : Iacobus Ferrarius · 9 pictures

A 1509 Latin collection of memorable sayings and deeds, compiled by Battista Fregoso and edited by Camillo Ghilini and printed in Milan by Iacobus Ferrarius for scholars and readers of classical anecdote. The pictures are dense black-letter pages whose large decorated initial capitals, built from foliate scrollwork and interlace, offer a model for ornamental drop caps and historiated letterforms.

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