Machines et inventions approuvées par l'Académie Royale des Sciences depuis son établissement jusqu'à présent
This is a 1666 French collection of machines and inventions approved by the Académie Royale des Sciences in Paris, compiled by the Académie for readers interested in mechanics and architecture. The four pictures are letterpress ornamental headpieces and vignettes in woodcut style, with scrolls, acanthus leaves, swags of flowers, urns and pendant tassels set against faint text, offering a designer useful examples of dense Baroque cartouche and garland ornament for framing and divider work.
