Editto del re' christianissimo Luigi XIV contro gli duelli e rincontri

France. Sovereign (1643-1715 : Louis XIV), France. Sovereign (1643-1715 : Louis XIV) Declaration du roy contre les duels (1653). Italian, Eredi di Domenico Barbieri · 1672 · In Bologna : Per gli eredi del Barbieri · 6 pictures

This is an Italian-language royal edict issued under Louis XIV of France, printed in Bologna in 1672 by the heirs of Domenico Barbieri, banning duels and challenges for a general readership. The pictures are decorative initial letters (I, S, I, N) built from woodcut-style blocks of stylised flowers and leaves framing a large letterform, a usable model for ornamental capitals and border framing in historical typography.

Dueling · Honor

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