Medulla chymiae, variis experimentis aucta ...
Medulla chymiae is a Latin chemistry treatise by John Francis Vigani, printed in London in 1685 by Henry Faithorne and John Kersey for students of alchemy and chemistry. The picture is a page of dense Latin type opening with a large decorated initial C woven from scrolling foliage, flowers and leaves, which a designer could take as a model for ornamental drop caps and botanical lettering.
