Promptvarii execvialis pars prior, continens centvrias III. dispositionvm, qvibus themata funebria siue Scripturae dicta varia
A 1610 Latin funeral-sermon reference printed in Frankfurt by Wolfgang Richter for Johann Berner, compiled by Wilhelm Bidembach as a collection of scriptural texts for funeral addresses. The pictures are four woodcut decorated initials, C, C, O and L, built from strapwork, scrollwork and acanthus-like leaves, with one oval initial holding a cherub's face; their dense interlace and framed letterforms suit designers looking for early modern ornamental capitals and borders.
