Espositione dell'XI. et XII. cap. del IIII. lib. d'Esdra : sopra gli accidenti passati, presenti, & futuri della reuolutione del grande & tremendo imperio dell'aquila, quarta, & ultima monarchia nel mondo
A 1571 Venetian printed commentary by Marco Antonio Lovisino, published by Mattheo Boselli, interpreting chapters of the Book of Esdras (2 Esdras) on the successive empires and the eagle monarchy, aimed at readers of scripture and prophecy. Its woodcut illustrations show fantastic beasts keyed to biblical prophecy: a lion with eagle-like wings in the style of Daniel, and a spotted leopard-like creature with multiple heads, set on wave-patterned ground beside printed marginal text.
