Antiqvae Romae topographia libri septem
Antiqvae Romae topographia libri septem is a 1534 Latin topography of ancient Rome by Bartolomeo Marliani, printed in Rome by Antonio Blado for scholars and antiquarians. The four decorative initials here are woodcut letters built from interlaced strapwork, foliage, and tangled knotwork, with a plain outline frame around each one. A designer could draw on their dense interlace and geometric dot-filled fields for borders, monograms, or letterforms with a Renaissance feel.
