Tractatus de siglis veterum omnibus elegantioris literaturae amatoribus utilissimus, in quo continentur quae ad interpretationem numismatum, inscriptionum, juris et fere omnium artium requiruntur, cujus subsidio facile literae explicari possunt
A Latin handbook of ancient abbreviations and monograms compiled by Johann Nicolai and printed at Leiden by Swart in 1703, addressed to antiquarians, numismatists and jurists reading coins, inscriptions and legal documents. Pictures divide between heavy black monogram and cipher diagrams copied from inscriptions and letterpress ornament: foliate tailpieces with masks and scrolling leaves, and initial capitals set in dense vine grounds, all usable as coarse-grained typographic marks.
