M. Acci Plauti Comdiæ : accedit commentarius ex variorum notis & observationibus
A 1684 Amsterdam edition of Plautus's Latin comedies, printed by the Blaeu press with a commentary gathered from various scholars' notes, and owned by John Adams, the American statesman. The four pictures are the same printer's ornament: a symmetrical cartouche with a central face or mask, scrolling acanthus leaves, and tapering pendant forms at the base, shown in slightly different impressions. A designer could take from them a model for a centred baroque ornament that works as a header, tailpiece, or divider.
