De Roomsche keiserinnen : in byschriften vertoond
A 1688 Dutch book, De Roomsche keiserinnen, by Ludolph Smids and published in Amsterdam by Jan ten Hoorn, presents engraved portraits and medals of Roman empresses for a general readership. The single picture is a decorative woodcut initial G, its large letter filled with scrolling acanthus-like foliage and framed by a bordered ornamental ground, a model for historical letterforms and border work.
