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Relacion de la persecucion que vuo en la yglesia de Iapon: y de los insignes martyres, que gloriosamente dieron su vida en defensa de n[uest]ra Santa Fè, el año de 1614. y 615.

Morejon, Pedro, 1562-1634? · 1616 · [Mexico City] : Año 1616. En Mexico. Impresso con licencia: por Ioan Ruyz. · 8 pictures

A 1616 Spanish-language Jesuit account of the persecution of Christians in Japan, printed in Mexico City by Juan Ruiz and written by Pedro Morejón. The pictures are small woodcut historiated initials, each a letter set in a square frame with dense scrolling foliage, strapwork, and grotesque masks, which a designer could use for decorative capitals, border frames, or vintage ornament patterns.

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