Herrn Johann Baptisten Taverniers ... Vierzig-jährige Reise-Beschreibung: ... durch Türckey, Persien, Indien und noch mehr andere Oerter ... sechsmalige Länder-Reise ... In Dreyen Theilen Samt einer Relation, von ausführlicher Beschaffenheit deß Serrails oder Türkischen Palasts, vorgestellet
A 1681 German travel account by Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, edited by Jacob Spon and translated by Jean Menudier, describing journeys through Turkey, Persia and India for German-speaking readers. The pictures are repeated woodcut ornaments of flower vases framed by scrolling acanthus leaves, showing how baroque floral borders were built from symmetrical, dense foliage.
