M. Tullius Cicero Mannucciorum commentariis illustratus antiquaeq. lectioni restitutus
A 1583 Venetian edition of Cicero's letters, printed by the Aldine press with commentary by the Manuzio family, aimed at scholars and classical readers. Its two pictures are woodcut decorative initials and a headpiece: an ornate strapwork banner above the text, and a large letter S filled with grotesque figures and foliage curling around it. A designer could draw on the interlacing strapwork, the scrolling acanthus-like foliage, and the playful grotesque figures set inside a large capital.
