The history of the world
A 1614 London history of the world by Sir Walter Raleigh, printed for the publisher Walter Burre and aimed at readers of ancient history. The pictures are repeated woodcut initial letter T blocks, each framed with a flowered top border, scrolling foliage, a dragon-like creature at the foot, and a page number printed beside the frame. A designer could take from them a template for a symmetrical, frame-based decorative capital with interlaced scrolls and flowers.
