I Cinqve Libri De Le Antichita De Beroso Sacerdote Caldeo

Berosus <Babylonius>, Lauro, Pietro [Übers.], Nanni, Giovanni [Komm.] · 1550 · 20 pictures

A 1550 Italian printed edition of the five books on Chaldean antiquities attributed to Berosus, translated by Pietro Lauro with commentary by Giovanni Nanni, with decorated initial letters from its woodcut series. The initials show engraved figures and objects set inside the letterforms, offering a designer historical woodcut capital structures to adapt for display lettering.

Cicognara · Parte Seconda · Erudizione varia

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