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The commentaries of M. Iohn Calvin upon the Actes of the Apostles

Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564, Fetherstone, Christopher · 1585 · Londini : Impensis G. Bishop · 10 pictures

A 1585 London edition of John Calvin's commentaries on the Acts of the Apostles, translated by Christopher Fetherstone and published by G. Bishop for Puritan readers. The pictures are woodcut decorative initial letters, each a large capital with interlaced scrollwork, leaves and bulbous knots printed in black on cream paper, offering designers a model for historic display lettering and ornamental frames.

Bible · Puritans

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