L'Astrée

Urfé, Honoré d', 1567-1625, Baro, Balthasar, 1600-1650 · 1625 · Paris, Pomeray · 13 pictures

L'Astrée is a 1625 Paris pastoral romance by Honoré d'Urfé, continued by Balthasar Baro, printed by Pomeray for a courtly reading public. Its pictures are repeated woodcut headpieces: a central shield of three fleurs-de-lis flanked by scrolling foliage, birds, and curling C-shaped ornament, printed as a symmetrical band a designer could adapt for borders or dividers.

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