Instauratio magna. Multi petrasibunt & augebitur scientia
Instauratio magna is a 1620 Latin work on natural philosophy by Francis Bacon, printed in London by J. Billius for a scholarly readership. Its pictures are small woodcut historiated initials, large letters framed with scenes of figures in landscapes, classical ruins, and clouds, offering a designer compact decorative letterforms with strong black outlines and dense hatching.
