The six bookes of a commonweale
The Six Bookes of a Commonweale is a 1606 London political treatise by Jean Bodin, translated by Richard Knolles and printed for G. Bishop, held in John Adams's library, and aimed at readers of political theory. Its pictures are small woodcut decorative initials, such as an ornate I, a W and an A framed by scrolling foliage, grotesque winged figures, and a basket-like central motif, which a designer could draw on for letterforms, border scrolls and capital-letter treatments.
