Assertio septem sacramentorum, or, An assertion of the seven sacraments, against Martin Luther
A 1687 London edition of Henry VIII's theological treatise defending the seven sacraments against Martin Luther, printed by Nath. Thompson. The picture is a large decorated initial letter A, a historiated capital with a woodcut-style foliate border, showing dense black-and-white leaf scrolls, a stylised flower at the base and a small inset triangle. A designer could take from it the bold, heavy letterform and the interlocking vine-and-leaf framing used to open a text block.
