Il primo libro del trattato delle perfette proporzioni, di tutte le cose che imitare, e ritrarre si possano con l'arte del disegno
A 1567 Florentine treatise on proportion in drawing by Vincenzo Danti, printed for artists and draughtsmen. The pictures are decorated woodcut initials, letters D, H, D and E framed by foliate scrollwork, leaves and flowers. A designer could take from them ornamental letter frames that mix strapwork with plant forms, suited to historical display type.
