Esequie del serenissimo principe Francesco : celebrate in Fiorenza dal serenissimo Ferdinando II, granduca di Toscana, suo fratello, nell'insigne collegiata di S. Lorenzo il dì 30 d'agosto 1634
A 1634 Florentine funeral book printed by Gio. Batista Landini, describing the obsequies of Prince Francesco de' Medici, celebrated at San Lorenzo for Grand Duke Ferdinando II and written by Andrea Cavalcanti with engravings by Stefano Della Bella. The pictures are small engraved cartouches with scrolling frames, skulls, ribbons bearing Latin mottoes, and emblematic devices such as a branch, an eagle, and a boat, offering a designer compact baroque ornament and emblem models.













