Prosperi Fagnani Jus canonicum, sive, Commentaria absolutissima in V. libros decretales : cum indice copiosissimo rerum ac verborum alphabetica serie digesto, & iuxta materiarum varietatem distincto : tomus primus[-quintus] complectens primam[-secundam] partem primi libri Decretalium

Fagnani, Prospero, 1588-1678, Haeredes Joannis Widenfelt, Friessem, Johann Wilhelm, 1646-1700 · 1676 · Coloniae Agrippinae : Apud haeredes Ioannis Widenfelt · 12 pictures

A 1676 Cologne edition of Prospero Fagnani's multi-volume commentary on canon law, the Decretals, compiled for church lawyers and scholars and printed by the Widenfelt heirs. Its pictures are woodcut headpieces and initials: a central cherub flanked by scrolls and foliage, a bearded foliate figure between two animals, and an ornate letter A with interlaced vine work. A designer could draw on these for dense, symmetrical baroque ornament built from strapwork and scrollwork.

Catholic Church · Canon law

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