#arthurashleysykes

With #Eclipse2017 still on our minds, we noticed this edition of  A Dissertation on the Eclipse Mentioned by Phlegon with its lovely #woodcut text ornaments, including a fine #tailpiece for this #FinisFriday. 

Athur Ashley Sykes (1684–1756), A Dissertation on the Eclipse Mentioned by Phlegon, or, An Enquiry Whether that Eclipse had any Relation to the Darkness which Happened at our Saviour’s Passion (London:  Printed for James and John Knapton, 1732).