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Panegyricus aeternaturae gloriae invictissimo semper hostium triumphatori ... Ioanni Christophoro Königsmarchio ... destinatus : atq[ue] hoc die, qui laudum ipsius primus factorum supremus est, non dolori at solatio, non funeri sed splendori, coelo orbi posteris in gloriam famam exemplum expositus ...

Torquatus, Alexander Julius, Meurs, Jacob van, 1619-1680, Visscher, Jan de, 1633-ca. 1692, Fenaem, Gerrit Gerritsz. van, b. 1639 or 40 · 1663 · [Amsterdam? : s.n. · 48 pictures

A Latin funeral panegyric printed around 1663, probably in Amsterdam, by Alexander Julius Torquatus with engravings by Jacob van Meurs and others, honouring the military commander Hans Christoff Königsmarck. The four pictures are large decorative initials with dense scrolling foliage, arabesques and acanthus, showing how historic printers framed a page opening. A designer could draw on their balanced symmetry and filled letter forms for ornamental capitals and borders.

Königsmarck, Hans Christoff, 1605-1663

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