Essercitio et ammaestramento del bvon christiano : dove si tratta de gli articoli della fede, de' diece precetti della legge, dell'Oratione, della Confessione, & della Communione
Sixteenth-century Italian Catholic devotional manual by Alfonso Ruspagiari, printed in Venice in 1568 by Gabriel Giolito di Ferrarii for lay Christian readers instructing them on articles of faith, the commandments, prayer, confession and communion. The pictures are four woodcut historiated initials, each a large letter framed in black with figures, foliage and scrollwork carved in white line, offering designers a model for ornamental capitals and decorative letter frames.
