Museum italicum, sev Collectio veterum scriptorum ex bibliothecis italicis, eruta a Johanne Mabillon, & Michaele Germain
Museum italicum is a 1687 Latin collection of early writings from Italian libraries, edited by the monks Jean Mabillon and Michel Germain and printed in Paris for a scholarly and ecclesiastical readership. Its pictures are small woodcut tailpieces or headpieces showing a seated enthroned figure flanked by mirrored scrolling foliage and dragon-like ornaments within a narrow rectangular border, a symmetrical, dense design a designer could adapt for frames, dividers, or heraldic-style panels.
