De praefecto vrbis liber
A 1631 Latin treatise on the Roman city prefect, written by the Roman cleric Felice Contelori and printed in Rome by the papal chamber's press for legal and administrative readers. The pictures are woodcut decorative initials and a small ornamental headpiece, with foliage scrolls, birds, a putto mask and a fleur-de-lis medallion, offering designers historical Baroque-era letter ornament built from interlaced leaves and symmetrical cartouches.
