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, for scholars and readers of classical Latin. The pictures are a decorative title border with carved scrollwork, grotesque figures and a bold capital, and a woodcut historiated initial showing a satyr-like figure climbing a large letter E among leafy scrolls. A designer could draw on the interlaced strapwork, the grotesque figures and the foliate framing of the initial for ornamental lettering.
