Design elements from the 16th century. 1,2 fragments by Alaert Claas of the Dutch School, 3,4 fleurons from the Royal Chateau de Blois, motif from the alphabet of Theodore de Bry, various initial letters from the era, frieze taken from a treatise on perspective by Jean Cousin. Chromolithograph designed and lithographed by Ernst Guillot from Elements d'Ornementation du XVIe Siecle, Elements of Ornament of the 16th century, Renouard, Paris, 1890.

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