Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau the Elder, French, ca. 1515 - after 1584

Grotesque Ornament

Plate from Opus de ludicro picturae genere (A Work About the Playful Style of Painting)

Plate from Opus de ludicro picturae genere (A Work About the Playful Style of Painting)

Plate 17 from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum by Jacques Besson

Perspective Rendering of the Chateau de Verneuil, France

Elevation of the Side of an Ornate Cabinet

Frieze, from the set, "Ornemens à la Mode"

Frieze, from the set, "Ornemens à la Mode"

Frieze, from the set, "Ornemens à la Mode"

Frieze, from the set, "Ornemens à la Mode"