L'ingannata Proserpina : opera rappresentatiua, e scenica
A 1611 Venetian printed opera libretto by Francesco Andreini, issued by the Somasco press and aimed at readers of staged drama. The pictures are small woodcut decorative initials, a large capital H with a roughly drawn scene inside, and ornate letters with foliage, scrolls and figures set in ovals and frames. A designer could take from them the compact logic of a letter enclosed in strapwork, with leafy corners and figures tucked inside curved counters.
