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Stile universel dresse pour toutes les cours et jurisdictions du royaume : suivant l'ordonnance de Louis XIV ... du mois d'Avril 1667

Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. MB (BRL), France. Sovereign (1643-1715 : Louis XIV), John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL) · 1676 · A Paris : Chez les Associez choisis par ordre de sa Majesté pour l'Impression des Stiles & Formules, suivant les nouvelles ordonnances · 59 pictures

This is a 1676 French legal formulary, printed in Paris by associates appointed under royal authority of Louis XIV, setting out procedural style for the courts of the realm. Its four pictures are repeated decorative initial letter L blocks, each a large woodcut-style capital with a framed border of stylised flowers, buds and foliage, which a designer could adapt for drop caps or a bordered monogram.

Justice, Administration of

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