Decada primeira [-terceira] da Asia de Ioão de Barros,: dos feitos que os portugueses fezerão no descobrimento & conquista dos mares & terras do Oriente
A 1628 Lisbon edition of João de Barros's history of Portuguese voyages and conquests in Asia, printed by Jorge Rodriguez for the bookseller António Gonçalves, with continuation by Diogo do Couto. The first picture is a decorative printed band with a central IHS monogram flanked by figures and foliage, and the second is a symmetrical ornamental device of scrolls, rosettes and a central cartouche. A designer could draw on these dense, symmetrical strapwork and emblematic headpieces for borders, monograms and period ornament.
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