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Woodcut initials from Andreas Vesalius’s, De humani corporis fabrica, (Basel: Oporinus, 1543). The Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology; Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

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Woodcut initials from Andreas Vesalius’s, De humani corporis fabrica, (Basel: Oporinus, 1543). The Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology; Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
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How Decorated Initials Made Early Book Pages Pop
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