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The history of the worthies of England.

Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661, Fuller, John, fl. 1641-1667, editor, Loggan, David, 1635-1700?. engraver, Gosford, Archibald Acheson, Earl of, 1806-1864, former owner, Walter, John, 1818-1894, former owner, Patterson, John H., former owner · 1662 · London : Printed by J. G. W. L. and W. G., for Thomas Williams · 57 pictures

The History of the Worthies of England is a 1662 London book by the clergyman and historian Thomas Fuller, edited by John Fuller and printed for the bookseller Thomas Williams, aimed at English readers interested in national biography. Its pictures are small woodcut initials, an ornate L and an H framed by scrolling acanthus leaves and hatched shading, which a designer could use as decorative capitals or border ornament.

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