Christian Teachings and Prayers (Christelycke Onderwysingen ende Gebeden, 1695)

This Dutch prayer book features a female signature next to the frontispiece, reading “This book belongs to Marie froonhove” (“Desen bock behoort toe aen Marie froonhove”).

Source: book offered for sale on Etsy on 1 December 2019; images reproduced with permission of the seller Isaiah Cox of Rare Tome.

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