Ragionamenti fantastici

Andreini, Francesco, approximately 1548-1624, Tummerman, Abraham, 17th cent · 1612 · In Venetia : Appresso Giacom'Antonio Somasco · 2 pictures

Ragionamenti fantastici is a 1612 Italian book printed in Venice by Giacomo Antonio Somasco, written by Francesco Andreini, a commedia dell'arte performer, and set for theatre-minded readers. Its pictures are small woodcut-style ornaments: an ornate initial letter set among foliage and a decorated crown with fleur-de-lis points, useful to a designer seeking historical borders, capitals, and heraldic motifs.

Commedia dell'arte

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