De sacrosancto Christi corpore Romanis Pontificibvs iter conficientibus præferendo commentarivs : antiquissimi ritus causam, & originem, variasq. summorum pontificum sacratissimam secum hostium in itinere deferentium profectiones : itinerarium Societatis Sanctissimi Sacramenti Clemente. VIII. Pont. Max. Ferarriam profisciente eiusdemq. Pontificis solemnem in eam ciuitatem ingressum et in Vrbem Romam reditum complectens
A 1599 Roman book by Angelo Rocca, printed in Rome by Guillelmo Facciotto, recording papal processions and the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament for Clement VIII's journey to Ferrara. The pictures are small woodcut ornamental decorative initials and a strapwork border, with a putto, a winged figure with trumpet, and a robed figure set among acanthus scrolls, offering designers reusable historical letter frames and classical ornament.










