Della historia di Bologna [parte prima]

Ghirardacci, Cherubino, 1524?-1598, Rossi, Giovanni de', fl. 1556-1596 printer, Solimani, Aurelio Agostino, ed, Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL, John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL · 1605 · In Bologna : Presso gli Heredi di Giouanni Rossi · 32 pictures

Della historia di Bologna is a 1605 Italian history of the city of Bologna, written by Cherubino Ghirardacci and printed in Bologna by the heirs of Giovanni Rossi, with the text edited by Aurelio Agostino Solimani. The four pictures are ornamental decorated initial letters, large capitals E, F, H and E framed by scrolling acanthus leaves, with grotesque heads, winged figures and fantastic creatures woven into the letterforms; a designer could draw on their dense, carved monogram framing for borders and display lettering.

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