Institutio christianae religionis : Ab ispso authore anno 1559 ...
Institutio christianae religionis is a 1576 Latin theological treatise by Jean Calvin, printed at Lausanne by Franciscus le Preux for scholars and readers of Reformed doctrine. Its pictures are woodcut decorative initial letters, an N and an I framed in dense scrollwork of leaves and curls, plus a heraldic shield bearing a bear, offering a designer examples of early printed ornament and bordered letterforms.
