Copia de la carta
Copia de la carta is a 1614 Spanish-language naval history of the West Indies, attributed to Gonçalo Vaz Coutinho, printed in Madrid with no named publisher. The first picture is a large decorative initial Q framed by interlaced strapwork border, while the second is a heraldic achievement with a crest of a griffin-like bird over a helmet, a shield with chevron and three figures, and a scroll reading GAUDEO. A designer could take from these a model for a cast-metal style initial framed in dense woodcut ornament, and a compact heraldic crest layout with scrolling foliage.
