Io
A 1581 Basel printing by Thomas Guarinus, held by Duke University Libraries, bearing Jean Bodin's and Johann Wier's writings on demons and witchcraft, and written for scholars and readers of learned controversy. Its pictures are four decorative woodcut initials, a large M, a tall I and an S, each framed by curling acanthus scrolls, grotesque masks and small creatures, which suggest how a designer might build ornamental letterforms from interlaced foliage and fantastic faces.
