Aeliani De historia animalium libri XVII
A Latin natural history of animals by the Roman writer Aelian, edited by Pierre Gilles and published in Lyon in 1562 for scholars and readers of classical zoology. The pictures are decorative woodcut initial letters, each a large black capital framed by dense interlaced scrollwork, foliage and small flourishes, offering designers a model for historiated capitals and ornamental letterforms.
