Dowland, Songes, 1597 (π2r)

The dedication begins with a large, historiated initial “T”, a woodcut depicting a sailboat.

The dedication begins with a large, historiated initial "T", a woodcut depicting a sailboat.

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John Dowland, The first booke of songes, or, Ayres of fowre partes with tableture for the lute : so made that all the partes together, or either of them seuerally may be song to the lute, orpherian or viol de gambo. London: Peter Short, 1597. (sig. π2r)

Boston Public Library, G.400.51 FOLIO (public domain)