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Petri Gyllii De topographia Constantinopoleos, et de illivs antiqvitatibvs libri qvatvor

Gilles, Pierre, 1490-1555, Gilles, Pierre, 1490-1555. De Bosporo thracio · 1562 · Lvgdvni : Apvd Gvlielmvm Rovillivm ... · 8 pictures

A Latin topography of Constantinople in four books by Pierre Gilles, printed in Lyon in 1562 by Guillaume Rouillé for scholars and antiquarians. Its pictures are small woodcut ornaments: a repeated emblem of an eagle on a globe and column flanked by serpents and putti, and a decorative initial V with foliage scrolls, useful for designers seeking Renaissance strapwork, cartouche framing and classical ornament.

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