Two choice and useful treatises: the one Lux orientalis; or an enquiry into the opinion of the Eastern sages concerning the praeexistence of souls ... [By J.G.] Being a key to unlock the grand mysteries of providence. In relation to man's sin and misery. The other, A discourse of truth
A 1682 London treatise bound with a second discourse, printed for booksellers J. Collins and S. Lowndes and aimed at readers of religious and philosophical controversy, its two pictures being a large printed initial A and a bookplate engraving for Edward Wake. The initial is a bold, slightly worn serif letter with heavy strokes and fine hairline crossbar, useful for display type studies, while the bookplate shows a symmetrical heraldic shield with cherubs, scrollwork and a motto banner, a model for ornamental frames and crests.
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