Titelpagina voor: Den eersten boeck ghemaeckt opde twee Colomnen Dorica en Ionica 1565

This title page for Hans Vredeman de Vries’s 1565 publication *Den eersten boeck ghemaeckt opde twee Colomnen Dorica en Ionica* presents a complex visual language. The page combines the use of Latin and Dutch text, and the title page features the artist’s signature as well as a printer’s mark. The text is set in black letter type, a standard typeface for printing in Europe during the 16th century, and the title is emphasized with a large capital letter. Vredeman de Vries’s title page is a key example of the printmaking practices of the period, and exemplifies the use of text within printed works in the 16th century.