P. Bellonii cenomani De arboribus coniferis, resiniferis, aliis quoque nonnullis sempiterna fronde virentibus, cum earundem iconibus ad viuum expressis : item de melle cedrino, cedria, agarico, resinis, & iis quae ex coniferis proficiscuntur
A 1553 Paris natural history treatise by Pierre Belon on conifers, resin-bearing and evergreen trees, printed for botanists and scholars of its day. Its four decorative initials are woodcut letters built from curling acanthus scrolls, rosettes and leafy tendrils, one set on a dotted ground. A designer could draw on these as ready-made historical drop caps and border ornament for period-style typography.
