Effigies regvm francorvm omnivm : a Pharamvndo ad Henricvm vsqve Tertivm, ad viuum, quantum fieri potuit, expressae

Solis, Virgil, 1514-1562, Amman, Jost, 1539-1591, Bernard, Georges, 16th cent. Cronique sommairement traictee des faictz heroiques de tous les rois de France. Latin · 1576 · Noribergae : In officina typographica Katharinae Theodorici Gerlachij relictae viduae, & haeredum Iohannis Montani · 30 pictures

A 1576 Latin book printed in Nuremberg by the widow and heirs of Katharina Gerlach, with portrait medallions of French kings by Virgil Solis and Jost Amman, drawn from a chronicle by Georges Bernard for a learned readership. Each page pairs a circular bust portrait in an ornate cartouche with a lower roundel scene and a Latin caption naming the king's lineage and reign. A designer might take the framed oval medallions, scrolled strapwork borders, and small narrative vignettes as a model for dynastic or historical portrait layouts.

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