Septiceps Lutherus : ubiq[ue] sibi, suis scriptis, co[n]trari[us], in visitatione[m] Saxonica[m]
Summary: J. Cochaeus here portrays Luther as a seven headed monster like Cerebrus who guarded the gate to hell in Greek/Latin mythology. The picture on the title page is one of the most famous images to emerge from the anti-Luther polemics of the period. Each head has a caption and is explained in detail in the text. Doctor (of false doctrine), Martinus (faithless, unlike the saint whose name he bore) Lutherus (untrue to his Catholic family tradition)Ưetc.Signatures: (6, A-Q4; [(], (4 unsigned, (5 missigned (4, Q4b blank.Illustrative and Decorative Content: Title vignette (seven-headed Luther); initials and talpieces.Additional Details: At the head of the title page in ink is an old ownership mark, some of which is illegible: "Wolfg. Engelb. S.R.I. Com.abƯAn. 1655." There are some manuscript marginalia in the text, but they have been shaved in rebinding.
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