M. Tullius Cicero Mannucciorum commentariis illustratus antiquaeq. lectioni restitutus
A 1583 Venetian edition of Cicero's works, printed by the Aldine press with commentaries by the Mannucci, issued for scholars and readers of classical Latin. The pictures are woodcut printer's ornaments: an oval heraldic cartouche with putti, an anchor and eagle, and a large decorated initial B with foliate scrollwork. A designer could take the dense, symmetrical strapwork and foliage of the initial as a model for historical ornamental capitals and border framing.
