Il Donzello

Cecchi, Giovanni Maria, 1518-1587 · 1585 · In Venetia : Appresso Bernardo Giunti · 6 pictures

Il Donzello is a 1585 Italian comedy by Giovanni Maria Cecchi, printed in Venice by Bernardo Giunti for a literate reading public. The pictures are small decorated initial letters in woodcut style, with a framed round capital and ornate capitals built from scrolling foliage, a useful reference for historical lettering and border ornament.

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