Baptistae Fulgosi De dictis factisq[ue] memorabilibus collectaneae:

Fregoso, Battista, 1453-1504 · 1509 · [Milan] : Iacobus Ferrarius Mediolani. · 2 pictures

A Latin humanist compilation of memorable sayings and deeds, printed in Milan in 1509 by Iacobus Ferrarius for a scholarly readership, compiled by Battista Fregoso. The two pictures are pages of dense black-letter text with red and black initial capitals, one a large red M set in a decorated panel and the other a red A with a woodcut-style initial, showing how a printed page can be built around a single ornamented letter. A designer might take from them the contrast of a bold colored drop cap against tightly set type.

Columbus, Christopher · Encyclopedias and dictionaries · Imprint 1509

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