Histoire des comtes de Prouence : enrichie de plusieurs de leurs portraits, de leurs sceaux, & des monnoyes de leur temps, qui n'auoient pas encore veu le iour
Antoine de Ruffi's 1655 history of the counts of Provence, printed at Aix by Jean Roize, is a scholarly chronicle of the region's medieval rulers, illustrated with their portraits and seals for readers interested in Provençal history. The engraved pictures are small oval portraits of rulers in armour, crowns or period headdress, set beside round seal impressions showing enthroned figures, mounted knights and heraldic shields, all in tidy line engraving that a designer could draw on for heraldic or medieval motifs.
