Lvcae Paeti ivrisconsvl. De mensvribus et ponderibvs romanis et graecis : cum his qvae hodie Romae svnt collatis libri qvinqve : eivsdem variarvm lectionvm liber vnvs
A 1573 Venetian scholarly treatise by the Roman jurist Lucas Paetus on Roman and Greek weights and measures, printed by Paulus Manutius for learned readers. The pictures are small woodcut historiated initials, each a letter set in a square frame of foliage, knotwork and stylised flowers, offering a designer a stock of compact decorative capitals in Renaissance print style.
