Calligraphic inscription in Theophila (1652)

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Flyleaf pasted with calligraphy
Calligraphic inscription in Theophila (1652), facing the title page in the presentation copy to St. John’s College Library, Cambridge University.

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“Theophila” written with elaborate flourishes. A piece of paper with the following inscription is pasted inside the flourishes: “aeternum esto Monumentum Amoris mei et Benevolentia in Coll: Sti Johanis. EDOARDUS BENLOWES.”

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  • type
    Image
  • created on
  • file format
    jpg
  • file size
    7 MB
  • container title
    Edward Benlowes, Theophila (London: Henry Seile and Humphrey Moseley, 1652)
  • copyright status
    Public Domain
  • creator
    Edward Benlowes
  • credit
    Photograph by Kathryn McKee. By permission of the Master and Fellows of St. John’s College, Cambridge.
  • original publisher
    Edward Benlowes, Roger Norton, Henry Seile, Humphrey Moseley
  • original publisher place
    London
  • rights holder
    Kathryn McKee
  • rights territory
    Worldwide