Voarchadvmia contra alchi'miam : ars distincta ab archimi'a & sophia : cum additionibus, proportionibus, numeris, & figuris opportunis Ioannis Augustini Panthei Veneti sacerdotis
A Latin treatise on metallurgy and alchemical distinctions, written by the Venetian priest Giovanni Agostino Panteo and printed in Venice by Giovanni Tacuino in 1530. The plates here are woodcut initials: heavy roman capitals set in plain double-ruled squares, printed over show-through text, giving designers a compact drop-cap alphabet with visible ink bite and letterpress texture.
