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Histoire de l'Edit de Nantes; contenant les choses les plus remarquables qui se sont passées en France avant & après sa publication, à l'occasion de la diversité des religions ... jusques à l'edit de revocation en octobre 1685. Avec ce qui a suivi ce nouvel edit jusques à present

Benoist, Elie, 1640-1728, D., B.M.A · 1693 · Delft, A. Beman · 12 pictures

This is a 1693 Delft history of the Edict of Nantes and the Huguenot question in France, written by Elie Benoist and printed by A. Beman for a Protestant readership. The pictures are decorative initial letters, large capitals L and M built from acanthus scrolls, flowers, and foliage in woodcut style, which a designer could adapt for drop caps, monograms, or ornamental letterforms.

Edict of Nantes · Protestants

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