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La Lvcresse romaine; tragedie

Chevreau, Urbain, 1613-1701 · 1637 · Paris, T. Qvinet · 27 pictures

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.

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