Hispaniae illvstratæ; sev. Rervm. vrbivmq. Hispaniæ, Lvsitaniæ, Æthiopiæ et Indiæ scriptores varii.

Schottus, Andreas, 1552-1629, Pistorius, Johann, 1546-1608, Schottus, Franciscus, 1548-1622, Karl Theodor, Elector Palatine and Elector of Bavaria, 1724-1799, former owner, Ernest, Count of Hesse-Cassel, 1623-1693, former owner, Biblioteca Palatina (Heidelberg, Germany), former owner · 1603 · Francofvrti : apud C. Marnium · 80 pictures

A 1603 Latin collection of Spanish, Portuguese, Ethiopian and Indian histories, edited by Andreas Schottus and Johann Pistorius and printed at Frankfurt by C. Marnius for scholars and collectors. Its pictures are large woodcut decorative initials, with dense scrolling acanthus foliage, grotesque figures, a crouching lion-like beast, and a bird-headed creature, which a designer might use as a model for historical ornamental capitals and border framing.

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