Ioyfull newes out of the newfound world, : wherein are declared the rare and singular vertues of diuers and sundrie herbs, trees, oyles, plants, & stones, with their applications, as well to the vse of phisicke, as chirurgery ...
A 1580 English translation by Nicolás Monardes, printed in London by William Norton, presenting medicinal herbs, plants and stones of the New World to physicians and surgeons. Its pages are dense black-letter text opened by large decorated initial letters, with historiated capitals showing a seated figure at a desk and foliage scrolls, a strong source for designers seeking Renaissance woodcut lettering, ornamental borders and framed drop caps.
