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Institvtio christianæ religionis

Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564 · 1618 · Genevæ : I. Stoer · 28 pictures

Institutio Christianae Religionis is a 1618 Latin theological work by Jean Calvin, printed in Geneva by I. Stoer for a Reformed Church readership. The pictures are decorative woodcut initials, each a large letter (D, H, N, S) framed by scrolling foliage, knotwork and stylised ornament in black line on cream paper, offering a designer ready-made historical capital letters and ornamental borders.

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