Le mercure indien, ou Le tresor des Indes. : Premiere [-seconde] partie. ...

Rosnel, Pierre de · 1668 · A Paris, : aux dépens de l'autheur demeurant ruë S. Denis. · 22 pictures

Le mercure indien, a 1668 French book printed in Paris for its author, Pierre de Rosnel, and concerned with precious metals and stones. Its pictures are small black woodcut-style ornamental panels of stacked scrolls, leaves, and tassel-like motifs set in triangular or band layouts, which a designer could adapt as borders, dividers, or lacework-like pattern repeats.

Precious metals · Precious stones

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