Dictionnaire iconologique, ou, Introduction a la connoissance des peintures, sculptures, medailles, estampes, &c. : avec des descriptions tirées des poètes anciens et modernes
Honoré Lacombe de Prézel's Dictionnaire iconologique, printed in Paris by Théodore de Hansy in 1756, explains the symbols and allegorical figures of painting, sculpture, medals and prints for collectors and artists. The plates here are typographic ornaments: symmetrical woodcut headpieces and tailpieces of scrolling acanthus, shells, flowers and small trophies, usable as rules, dividers and chapter openers.
