Concilia omnia, tam generalia quam particularia : ab apostolorum temporibus in hunc vsque diem a sanctissimis patribus celebrata, & quorum acta literis mandata, ex vetustissimis diuersa[rum] regionu bibliothecis haberi potuere, his duobus tomis continentur : tomvs primvs ea recenset concilia, quae a beato Petro apostolo vsq[ue] ad Iohanne huius nominis papam secundu seruata inuenimus : quo[rum] ordinem & nomina si quis accuratius desideret, versa pagina indicabit

Crabbe, Pierre, 1470-1553, Gratius, Ortuinus, d. 1542, Catholic Church · 1538 · Coloniae : Petrus Quentel excudebat · 32 pictures

A 1538 Cologne edition of Pierre Crabbe's collection of church councils, printed by Petrus Quentel for clergy and scholars, its pages opening with large decorative initials. The four woodcut initials here are historiated letters, with the I and H ringed by vines and putti, and the G and C filled with children at play, a catalogue of Renaissance ornament a designer can mine for borders and lettering.

Councils and synods, Ecumenical · Councils and synods

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