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Fricius, Valentin · 1588 · Getrucht zu Ingolstadt : durch Wolffgang Eder · 14 pictures

A 1588 German book printed at Ingolstadt by Wolfgang Eder, written by Valentin Fricius, describing the religions of the New World and India for a German-reading audience. Its four pictures are small printed ornaments: a symmetrical scrollwork heart-shaped piece, a dense interlaced cartouche, a repeating floral border strip, and a diamond-shaped vine ornament. A designer could take from them the stiff, symmetrical strapwork and scroll patterns of sixteenth-century German print, useful for borders, dividers, and period-style frames.

Imprint 1588

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