Le prince sçavant, a la reyne regente.
Le prince sçavant is a 1649 French book attributed to the sieur Du Boishus, printed for the regent queen and held by the Newberry Library. Its pictures are small black woodcut ornaments: a large decorated initial M with an winged figure and birds, a central female mask flanked by plumes, and a basket of flowers, all in a sparse, carved line style a designer could borrow for borders, initials, or vintage ornament.
