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A practicall discourse concerning God's decrees : in two parts

Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671 · 1659 · Oxford : Printed by Hen. Hall for Tho. Robinson · 7 pictures

A 1659 theological treatise on God's decrees by Edward Bagshaw, printed at Oxford by Henry Hall for Thomas Robinson, aimed at a readership of Puritan-leaning divinity students and clergy. Its pictures are small woodcut typographic ornaments: a decorative initial with figures and foliage, a shaded letter block, and a repeated strapwork band with a central urn of flowers that a designer could borrow for borders and capitals.

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