Isifile, tragedia

Mondella, Francesco, active 16th century · 1582 · In Verona. Appresso Sebastiano, & Giouanni dalle Donne · 7 pictures

Isifile, tragedia is a 1582 Italian verse tragedy by Francesco Mondella, printed in Verona by Sebastiano and Giovanni dalle Donne for a literate reading public. Its pictures are decorative woodcut initials, each a letter D or P framed by dense foliate scrollwork with fleurs-de-lis and leafy acanthus, a useful model for historical border and capital-letter design.

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