Joannis Boteri Benesii amphitheatridion. : Hoc est, parvum amphitheatrum, cui pauca mundi theatra comparare vix ullum anteponere amphiteatrum possis. In quo (velut in speculo) cuncti præpotentes orbis monarchæ, principesq[ue], opibus viribusq[ue] pollentes, cum uniuscuiusq[ue] censu, potentia, regendi forma, principibusq[ue] finitimis spectabiles ob oculos philolagorum repræsentantur in quatuor partes divisum ...
A Latin geography treatise by Giovanni Botero, printed at Lübeck in 1600 by Laurentius Alberti, aimed at scholars and readers wanting a compact survey of the world's rulers and states. Its single picture is a woodcut ornament: a bearded mask-like face framed by scrolls, strapwork and foliate cartouche forms, a useful model for decorative cartouche and grotesque-head motifs in historical print design.
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