M. Acci Plauti Comdiæ : accedit commentarius ex variorum notis & observationibus
This is a 1684 Amsterdam edition of the comedies of the Roman playwright Plautus, edited with a commentary gathered from various scholars and printed by the Blaeu press for classical scholars and students. The pictures are decorative woodcut initials, each a large letter framed by curling acanthus-style foliage, flowers and scrollwork, showing how a single capital could carry ornament.











