Hispaniae illvstratæ; sev. Rervm. vrbivmq. Hispaniæ, Lvsitaniæ, Æthiopiæ et Indiæ scriptores varii.

Schottus, Andreas, 1552-1629, Pistorius, Johann, 1546-1608, Schottus, Franciscus, 1548-1622, Karl Theodor, Elector Palatine and Elector of Bavaria, 1724-1799, former owner, Ernest, Count of Hesse-Cassel, 1623-1693, former owner, Biblioteca Palatina (Heidelberg, Germany), former owner · 1603 · Francofvrti : apud C. Marnium · 104 pictures

A 1603 Frankfurt collection of Latin writings on Spain, Portugal, Ethiopia and India, compiled by Andreas Schottus and Johann Pistorius for scholarly readers and later owned by Elector Karl Theodor. The pictures are historiated initials and woodcut ornamental capitals, with dense interlaced scrollwork, foliage, and small animal and figure details, offering a designer ready models for letter-based ornament and framed initial decoration.

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