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De Graecae ecclesiae hodierno statu epistola :

Smith, Thomas, 1638-1710, Bernard, Edward, 1638-1696, Halma, François, 1653-1722 · 1698 · Trajecti ad Rhenum : Apud Franciscum Halmam acad. typogr. · 7 pictures

A 1698 Latin letter on the present state of the Greek church, printed at Utrecht by Franciscus Halma and written by Thomas Smith and Edward Bernard, aimed at scholars of Eastern Orthodoxy. The pictures are decorative woodcut initials, each letter framed by stylised foliage with flowers, leaves and a shallow base, which a designer could borrow for hand-cut capitals or botanical borders.

Orthodox Eastern Church

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