Disputatio inauguralis medica de passione colica ...
A Latin medical dissertation printed in Giessen in 1668 by Johann Matthäus Valentini, on colic and the four temperaments, written for academic examination. Its one picture is a large decorative initial letter, a woodcut capital O in a dense ornamental frame of scrolls and foliage, with hatched shading in the interior, suitable for designers seeking historic printed ornament and initial letter styles.
