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An exposition upon the second Epistle of Saint Peter : plainely and pithily handled

Simson, Andrew, d. 1590 · 1632 · London : Printed by T. Cotes for I.B., sold by Benjamin Allen · 11 pictures

A 1632 London religious commentary on the Second Epistle of Saint Peter by Andrew Simson, printed by T. Cotes for I.B. and sold by Benjamin Allen, aimed at Puritan Bible readers. Its pictures are repeated woodcut decorative tailpiece or headpiece bands of scrolling foliage, flowers and a central cartouche with a small winged figure, offering designers a model for dense interlaced ornament in a horizontal strip format.

Bible · Puritans

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