Apparato de gli hvomini illvstri della città di Ferrara : i quali nelle lettere, & in altre nobili virtu fiorirono : diviso in tre parti
A 1620 Italian biographical catalogue of illustrious men of Ferrara, printed in Ferrara by Francesco Suzzi and written by Agostino Superbi, aimed at readers interested in the city's scholars and noble figures. Its woodcut pictures are decorative initial letters and a central vase ornament, with the C and D in engraved line filled with leaves and a bird, while the N is framed by flowers and foliage, offering designers ready-made historical capitals and border ornament.
