Liber precationvm : qvas Carolvs Calvvs, imperator Hludouici Pij caesaris filius, sibi adolescenti pro quotidiano vsuante años vigintiquinq[ue] supra septingentos in vnum colligi & literis scribi aureis mandauit : in honorem et vsvm serenissimi principis Maximiliani ... : nunc primum in lucem editus & posteritati communicatus

Charles II, King of France, 823-877, Ninguarda, Feliciano, 1524-1595 · 1583 · Ingolstadii : Ex typographia Davidis Sartorii · 16 pictures

A 1583 Latin prayer book printed in Ingolstadt by David Sartorius, compiled by Feliciano Ninguarda and dedicated to the young Duke Maximilian of Bavaria, collecting prayers attributed to Charles the Bald. Its pages show dense black-letter text framed by ornate woodcut borders of scrollwork, grotesques and foliage, with a decorated title panel, offering designers a model for ornamental frames, initial-style capitals and early modern typographic layout.

Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, 1573-1651 · Catholic Church · Prayers, Medieval · Kings and rulers

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