T. Phaedri Ingheramii Volterani De obitu illustrissimi Ioannis Hispani[a]e principis ad Senatum Apostolicum, oratio.

Inghirami, Tommaso, 1470-1516 · [Rome] : [Eucharius Silber] · 1 picture

This is a 1497 Roman printed funeral oration by Tommaso Inghirami, delivered to the Apostolic Senate for the death of Prince Juan of Spain, printed by Eucharius Silber. The single page shows dense black letter text opening with a large decorated initial E set within a foliate ornamental frame, a typographic device a designer could borrow for an ornamental drop cap.

Juan, Prince, son of Ferdinand V, King of Spain and of Isabella I, Queen of Spain, 1478-1497 · Funeral sermons -- Spain · Sermons -- Spain · America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish · Imprint 1497 · Imprint 1498

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