Introduction ala sabiduria
A 1551 Spanish-language introduction to wisdom by Juan Luis Vives, printed in Antwerp at the house of Juan Steelsio. Its pictures are small woodcut decorative initials and a printer's device, with the letter E shown twice as a bird-filled frame and a D set beside Spanish text. A designer could take from them the compact boxed-letter form and the simple woodcut bird motif for monograms or ornamental capitals.
