Les decades de Tite-Live : avec les supplemens de J. Freinshemius; nouvellement augmentees d'un abrege chronologique: mises en Francois

Du Ryer, Pierre, d. 1658, John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL), Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner · 1700 · A Amsterdam : Chez Andre de Hoogenhuysen · 14 pictures

This is a 1700 French translation of Livy's Roman history, printed in Amsterdam by Andre de Hoogenhuysen and translated by Pierre Du Ryer for readers of French. The pictures are decorative historiated initials and ornamental capitals in woodcut style, with scrolling foliage, leaves and flourishes filling the letter forms, useful for a designer seeking period letter ornament and printed-page capital styling.

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