Histoire de Charles VI., roi de France. Par monsieur l'abbé de Choisy
A 1695 history of Charles VI, King of France, written by the Abbé de Choisy and published in Paris by Jean Baptiste Coignard, with engraved decorative initial letters by J. Mariette. The pictures are ornamental capital L's built from scrollwork, garlands, a bust, a fleur-de-lis shield, and a classical female figure with a shield, all in fine black line engraving on cream paper, offering a designer models for historical decorative lettering and baroque ornament.















