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Color historiated woodcut title page of Auff das Vermeint Keiserlich Edict : Ausgangen jm 1531 jare nach dem Reichs tage des 1530 Jars. Glosa

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A historiated woodcut border of Martin Luther's Auff das Vermeint Keiserlich Edict : Ausgangen jm 1531 jare nach dem Reichs tage des 1530 Jars. Glosa. The scenes are hand colored in greens and reds. At the top and bottom are scenes of a party with musicians and couples dancing at the bottom and a noble couple seated at a table being served a meal. The sides depict the the decapitation of John the Baptist, with Salome depicted on the left holding the severed head on a platter.

Date Issued or Published
1531
Subject - Topic/Names
Dance in art
Dance
Dinners and dining
Beheading
Salome (Biblical figure)
John, Saint, the Baptist
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
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Title
Color historiated woodcut title page of Auff das Vermeint Keiserlich Edict : Ausgangen jm 1531 jare nach dem Reichs tage des 1530 Jars. Glosa
Date Issued or Published
1531
Description
A historiated woodcut border of Martin Luther's Auff das Vermeint Keiserlich Edict : Ausgangen jm 1531 jare nach dem Reichs tage des 1530 Jars. Glosa. The scenes are hand colored in greens and reds. At the top and bottom are scenes of a party with musicians and couples dancing at the bottom and a noble couple seated at a table being served a meal. The sides depict the the decapitation of John the Baptist, with Salome depicted on the left holding the severed head on a platter.
Publisher
Schirlentz, Nickel
Place of Publication
Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
Contributor
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558
Holy Roman Empire. Reichstag (1530 : Augsburg, Germany)
Primary Language
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Dance in art
Dance
Dinners and dining
Beheading
Salome (Biblical figure)
John, Saint, the Baptist
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
18 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
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This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
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Auff das Vermeint Keiserlich Edict : Ausgangen jm 1531 jare nach dem Reichs tage des 1530 Jars. Glosa (Library Search)
Local Call Number
1531 LUTH G
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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Emory University
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Pitts Theology Library
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