De pace inter hispaniarum et galliarum reges habita : panegyrica dictio
A Latin panegyric oration on the 1659 peace between the kings of Spain and France, delivered by Antonio Maria Molus and printed at Milan by Antonio Malatesta in 1660 for a learned, courtly readership. The plates are jobbing woodcut ornament from the printer's case: headpieces with winged putti flanking a strapwork cartouche, flowers in a fluted vase, a fleur-de-lis with blossoms, and arabesque border strips that tile into frames and rules.












