Le relationi vniversali
Le relationi vniversali is a 1617 geography printed in Venice by Alessandro de' Vecchi, a compendium of world descriptions by Giovanni Botero for a general readership. The pictures here are decorative woodcut initials, a large letter I and a letter H, framed by dense scrolling foliage, grotesque leafy knots and interlaced strapwork, which a designer could draw on for ornamental capitals and border work.
