Le mercure indien, ou Le tresor des Indes. : Premiere [-seconde] partie. ...

Rosnel, Pierre de · 1667 · A Paris, : de l'imprimerie de Robert Chevillion, imprimeur ruë S. Iacques, à costé de la porte du cemetiere S. Severin, à la Colombe Royale. · 25 pictures

A 1667 French treatise on precious metals and stones, Le mercure indien by Pierre de Rosnel, printed in Paris by Robert Chevillion for readers interested in the Indies' treasures. Its four pictures are dense black typographic ornaments in a downward-pointing triangular or pendant form, built from repeated fleurs-de-lis, scrolls, foliage and bead-like motifs that a designer could adapt for borders, cartouches or pattern repeats.

Precious metals · Precious stones

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