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A 1682 German theological tract by Jakob Böhme, published anonymously, printed in black letter with dense text blocks for a devotional readership. Its pictures are large woodcut decorated initials, ornate capitals filled with scrolling foliage, flourishes and tendrils, which a designer could draw on for historical display lettering and border ornament.
