The miserie of Flaunders, calamitie of Fraunce, misfortune of Portugall, unquietnes of Irelande, troubles of Scotlande: and the blessed state of Englande
A 1579 London pamphlet by the poet Thomas Churchyard, printed by A. Maunsell, surveying the troubles of Flanders, France, Portugal, Ireland and Scotland against England's peace. The pictures here are decorative woodcut initial letters, a large I-like ornament and a W with a winged, crowned figure, set in acanthus-leaf frames. A designer could draw on their dense, scrolled, engraved-line ornament for historical border or headpiece work.
