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Ivsti LipsI dissertativncvla apvd principes : item C. PlinI Panegyricvs liber Traiano dictvs

Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606, Pliny, the Younger. Panegyricus · 1604 · Antverpiæ : Ex Officina Plantiniana, apud Ioannem Moretum · 11 pictures

A 1604 Latin edition printed at Antwerp by the Plantin office, combining Justus Lipsius's dissertation on princes with Pliny the Younger's Panegyricus addressed to Emperor Trajan, aimed at scholars and learned readers. Its pictures are four decorative woodcut initials, each a large letter framed by putti, grotesque foliage, serpents, winged figures and animals, offering a designer clear models for historiated capitals and ornamental letterforms.

Pliny, the Younger · Trajan, Emperor of Rome, 53-117

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