Les institutions astronomiques : contenans les principaux fondemens et premieres causes des cours et mouvemens celestes : avec la totale revolution du ciel & de ses parties, les causes & raisons des eclipses, tant de la lune, que du soleil
A 1557 Paris astronomy textbook by Jean Pierre de Mesmes, printed by Michel de Vascosan, explaining celestial motions, eclipses and the heavens in French for students and general readers. Its pictures are plain woodcut diagrams of zodiac wheels, planetary orbits and geometric circles, with simple line work and lettered points that a designer could borrow for minimal scientific graphics.
