A practical commentary, or, An exposition with notes on the Epistle of James : delivered in sundry weekly lectures at Stoke-Newington in Middlesex, near London
A 1653 London commentary on the Epistle of James by the Puritan preacher Thomas Manton, printed by John Macock from sermon-style weekly lectures given at Stoke-Newington. The pictures are letter-sized woodcut initials, each an ornate capital framed by stylised foliage, flowers and scrollwork in bold black-and-white relief. A designer could draw on their dense, symmetrical border ornament and the contrast between solid and hatched leaf shapes for decorative capitals.
