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Divers traités sur des matières de conscience : où, L'on trouvera la résolution de plusieurs cas importans, & particulièrement de ceux qui concernent, le mensonge, les équivoques, & les réservations mentales, l'interét, le jeu, le droit de chacun a de se défendre, le scandale

La Placette, Jean, 1629-1718, Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL, Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL · 1697 · A Amsterdam : Chez George Gallet · 12 pictures

A 1697 Amsterdam printing by Jean La Placette, a French Protestant pastor, on Christian ethics questions such as lying, equivocation, gambling and self-defence, owned by John Adams and held by the Boston Public Library. Its pictures are small black woodcut floral ornaments: a flower-filled urn flanked by tulips, leafy scrolls and rosettes, repeated as bands and tailpieces, useful for border and vignette designs with a dense, hand-cut botanical look.

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