L'amor givsto : egloga pastorale in napolitana, e toscana lingua
A pastoral eclogue printed in Milan in 1605 by Pandolfo Malatesta, written in a mix of Neapolitan and Tuscan by Silvio Fiorillo, and aimed at readers of Italian verse. The four pictures are woodcut decorative pieces from the printer's stock: a large historiated initial E, a historiated initial M in a framed border, a small oval vignette of a nude female figure holding a branch inside scrolled cartouche ornament, and a 'PROLOGO' title banner with strapwork and grotesque details. For a designer, the scrolled frames, foliate interlace and cartouche banners offer adaptable ornament for display headers and monogram letters.
