The painting of the ancients, in three bookes : declaring by historicall observations and examples, the beginning, progresse, and consummation of that most noble art, and how those ancient artificers attained to their still so much admired excellencie
Franciscus Junius's treatise on ancient painting, printed in London by Richard Hodgkinsonne in 1638 for antiquaries, collectors and artists reading art history in English. The plates here are woodcut initial letters, mostly T, set in square blocks with curling vine scrolls, acanthus leaves and berries, drawn in heavy outline with hatched shading against the page.
