Histoire des hommes illvstres de la maison de Medici : avec vn abbrege des comtes de Bolongne et d'Avvergne
A 1564 French history of illustrious men of the Medici family and the counts of Boulogne and Auvergne, printed in Paris by Charles Périer for a noble readership. Its four decorative initials show woodcut letterforms built from acanthus scrolls, leaves, and foliage, which a designer could adapt for ornamental capitals, borders, or framing devices.
