Icones, id est verae imagines virorum doctrina simul et pietate illustrium, quorum praecipuè ministerio partim bonarum literarum studia sunt restituta, partim vera religio in variis orbis Christiani regionibus, nostra patrúmque memoria fuit instaurata: additis eorundem vitae & operae descriptionibus, quibus adiectae sunt nonnullae picturae quas emblemata vocant
A 1580 Geneva collection of woodcut portraits by Theodore de Beze, printed by Jean Laon, honouring Reformation scholars and church leaders. Its pictures are framed oval portrait medallions with Latin name plates and ornate strapwork borders, plus a few emblem-style allegorical scenes; a designer might take the oval framing and engraved cartouche lettering as a model for period title pages.
