An apology for the true Christian divinity, as the same is held forth, and preached by the people, called, in scorn, Quakers : being a full explanation and vindication of their principles and doctrines ...
A 1678 theological treatise by Robert Barclay defending Quaker principles and doctrines, printed in London for a religious readership. Its two pictures are decorative woodcut initials, a large letter A and a letter H, each framed by stylised foliage with scrolling leaves and tendrils, offering a designer ready-made models for historic display lettering and ornamental capitals.
