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Oudin, Antoine, 1595-1653 · 1640 · Paris : A. de Sommaville · 6 pictures

A 1640 French reference book by Antoine Oudin, secretary and interpreter to the king, published in Paris by Antoine de Sommaville for readers seeking help with French idioms and proverbs. Its pages show a plain title page with a small ornamental cartouche, a dictionary column headed FA with a large decorated initial, and a black floral border strip, giving a designer examples of early printed letterforms and typographic ornament.

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