Somme rural, ou, Le grand coustumier general de practique civil et canon
A 1611 Paris edition of the Somme rural, a French legal treatise on civil and canon customary law by Jean Boutillier, annotated by Louis Le Caron, aimed at lawyers and judges. Its pictures are decorative woodcut initial letters, each built from acanthus scrolls, animal heads and grotesque figures, useful to a designer seeking ornate historical letterforms and framing devices.
