Epitomes omnium Galeni Pergameni operum, vniuersam illius viri doctrinam, & methodu[m], quàm accuratissimè contine[n]tis, sectio prima-[quarta]

Galen, Laguna, Andrés de, 1499-1559 · 1548 · Venetiis : Apud Hieronymum Scotum · 50 pictures

A 1548 Venetian edition of Galen's medical works, epitomised by Andrés de Laguna and printed by Hieronymus Scotus for physicians and students of medicine. The four pictures are small woodcut historiated initials: a letter C framed by scrolling foliage around a helmeted or armoured head, a Q with a bearded face among leaves, an H with a reclining figure beneath acanthus, and an I with a winged cherub-like figure. A designer could draw on their compact framing, interlaced foliage and grotesque faces for decorative capitals.

Galen · Medicine, Greek and Roman

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