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Lustra ludovici, : or the Life of the late Victorious King of France, Levvis the XIII. (And of his Cardinall de Richelieu.) Divided into seven lustres. Consilium Armorum Cardo.

Howell, James, 1594?-1666, Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1643, Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642, Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685, Thayer, Caroline Coddington. BRL · 1646 · London : Printed for Humphrey Moseley · 7 pictures

A 1646 London history of the life of Louis XIII of France and his minister Richelieu, written by James Howell and printed for Humphrey Moseley for an English readership. Its pictures are ornamental woodcut initials, the large capitals I, H and L, filled with scrolling foliage, acanthus leaves and interlace, useful to a designer seeking historical decorative lettering and border patterns.

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