La Lvcresse romaine; tragedie
A 1637 Paris printed tragedy, La Lvcresse romaine by Urbain Chevreau, published by T. Quinet and held by the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. The pictures are small woodcut typographic ornaments: a decorated initial T and I framed by leafy foliage, and a repeated strapwork band with a central face mask flanked by scrolls and flowers, useful for historical border and initial-letter design.


























