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Confessio fidei et religionis Christianae, qvam sereniss : et potentiss : Romanorum Vngariae & Bohemiae &c

Bohemian Brethren, Luther, Martin, 1483-1546. Preface, Rüdinger, Esrom, 1523-1591 · 1575 · Basileae · 5 pictures

A 1575 Latin confession of faith printed at Basel, attributed to the Bohemian Brethren with a preface by Martin Luther and an edition by Esrom Rüdinger, aimed at Christian readers and church authorities of the period. The pictures are small woodcut initials: a letter V with a flower and foliage, an A and an H each flanked by a naked child, and a decorative outlined S with leafy corners, offering designers compact letter-based ornament with a Renaissance feel.

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