L'Aristodemo : tragedia
An Italian tragedy by Carlo de' Dottori, printed in Venice in 1699 by Andrea Poletti, its pages opening with woodcut initials, floral ornaments and a printed act heading. The pictures are small black-and-cream woodcut type ornaments: a decorated R initial with foliage, a bouquet of stylised roses and tendrils, a dense scrolled monogram panel, and the words Atto Primo under two lions drinking from a cup. A designer could borrow the flourished initial and the interlaced scroll frames as period decoration for headers, drop caps and borders.
