La prima[-seconda] parte dell'istorie del svo tempo
A 1555 Venetian printed history of Italy and Europe in Italian, the first part of Paolo Giovio's account of his own times as translated and edited by Lodovico Domenichi, printed for general readers of the period. The pictures are woodcut historiated initials, large decorated letters set in boxes with small scenes of figures, angels, and urban backdrops, which a designer could use as models for framed capitals and narrative letterforms.
![Picture 1 of 5 from La prima[-seconda] parte dell'istorie del svo tempo (1555), leaf 5](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-laprimasecondapa02giov-5-0.webp)
![Picture 2 of 5 from La prima[-seconda] parte dell'istorie del svo tempo (1555), leaf 239](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-laprimasecondapa02giov-239-0.webp)
![Picture 3 of 5 from La prima[-seconda] parte dell'istorie del svo tempo (1555), leaf 461](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-laprimasecondapa02giov-461-0.webp)
![Picture 4 of 5 from La prima[-seconda] parte dell'istorie del svo tempo (1555), leaf 575](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-laprimasecondapa02giov-575-0.webp)
![Picture 5 of 5 from La prima[-seconda] parte dell'istorie del svo tempo (1555), leaf 672](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-laprimasecondapa02giov-672-0.webp)