The holy state
The Holy State is a 1642 printed book by Thomas Fuller, issued at Cambridge, England, by Roger Daniel for John Williams, and aimed at a general reading public interested in moral character and biography. Its pictures are small woodcut and engraved ornaments, including decorative strapwork headpieces with masks and foliage, and a framed engraved portrait of Edward, Prince of Wales, with a feathered helmet and an inscribed caption; a designer might draw on the dense, symmetrical border ornament and the formal framed portrait style.
