Les oevvres
Les oevvres is a 1628 French poetry collection by Théophile de Viau, printed in Grenoble by P. Marniolles for the king and the Parlement court. The pictures are decorative woodcut initials, large and small, with ornate scrollwork, foliage and interlace framing single letters. A designer could draw on these for drop caps, monogram borders and historical letterform ornament.












































































