Vindiciae psalmodiae ecclesiastico-divinae : in quibus corruptelae errores circa hunc sacrum cultum deteguntur & refelluntur, ipseque cultus hic sacer clare asseritur ...
Vindiciae psalmodiae is a 1657 theological treatise by William Douglas, printed at Aberdeen by Jacobus Brunus, defending church psalm-singing against corruptions and errors. The pictures are small woodcut printer's ornaments and initials: a symmetrical floral headpiece, a decorative capital L with scrolling foliage, a fleur-like pendant with lattice-patterned leaves, and a framed figure panel with a seated man between bands of foliage. A designer could draw on their dense, hand-cut scrollwork and strong black-and-cream contrast for period borders and initials.
