Tomiri : tragedia
A printed tragedy by Angelo Ingegneri, published in Naples in 1607 by Gio. Giacomo Carlino and Costantino Vitale, presumably for a literate reading audience. Its pictures are repeated woodcut printer's ornaments: a bearded grotesque mask flanked by winged putti, scrolls, garlands and a fan of strapwork, set in the centre of a page. A designer might take from them the symmetrical, centred cartouche as a model for a decorative header or emblem.
