Complementum artis exorcisticae. Cui simile numquam visum est: cum litaniis, benedictionibus, & doctrinis novis, exorcismis efficacissimis, ac remediis copiosis in maleficiatis expertis
A 1618 Latin manual of exorcism by Zaccaria Visconti, printed by Giovanni Battista Bidelli and aimed at priests dealing with the bewitched. Its pictures are decorative woodcut initials, historiated capitals set in square frames with foliage, scrollwork and hatched shading, useful to a designer seeking early modern letterforms and ornament borders.





