Les oevvres morales et politiqves de Messire François Bacon
A 1636 Paris edition of Francis Bacon's moral and political works, translated by Jean Baudoin and published by P. Rocolet and F. Targa, held at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. The four pictures are decorative woodcut initial letters, each a large capital set within scrolling acanthus-like foliage, with one showing a framed letter with flowers and grotesque figures. A designer could draw on their dense, bold ornamental framing for drop caps, monograms, or hand-cut lettering.
