Methodus plantarum nova, brevitatis et perspicuitatis causa synoptice in tabulis exhibita. Cum notis generum tum summorum tum subalternorum characteristicis, observationibus nonnullis de seminibus plantarum & indice copioso
John Ray's 1682 Methodus plantarum nova is a Latin botanical treatise published in London by Henry Faithorne and John Kersey, classifying plants through synoptic tables for scholars and botanists. Its pictures are small letterpress details: a decorative woodcut initial N with foliage, a plain large C, and a dense printed classification table with bracketed branches and hierarchical labels, useful for a designer seeking historical ornament, drop caps, or systematic tabular layouts.
