Defensio regia, pro Carolo I. ad serenissimum Magnae Britanniae regem Carolum II. filium natu majorem, heredem & successorem legitimum
A royal defence of Charles I, written in Latin by Claude Saumaise and published in 1649, probably at Leiden, addressed to the exiled Charles II as heir to the murdered king. The single picture is a black printed ornament, a symmetrical arrangement of scrolls, loops and a small pendant at the base, suggesting how a bold central motif can anchor a decorative header or tailpiece.
