A necessary doctrine and erudition for any Christen man, set furthe by the kynges maiestie of Englande &c
A necessary doctrine and erudition for any Christen man is a 1543 English religious primer printed in London by Thomas Barthelet, printer to King Henry VIII, for lay Christians to learn the church's teaching. Its pages show black-letter text beside large decorated initial letters, with foliate and interlace ornaments, figures and grotesques, offering a designer historical ornamental capitals and compact text-and-initial page layouts.
