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Der Bapstesel zu Rom

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A woodcut depicting the "Papal Ass," a monster purported to have been pulled from the Tiber in Rome as a portent of the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church.

Date Issued or Published
1523
Subject - Topic/Names
Monsters
Papacy
Omens
Catholic Church
Subject - Geographic
Rome (Italy)
Tiber River (Italy)
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
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Title
Der Bapstesel zu Rom
Date Issued or Published
1523
Description
A woodcut depicting the "Papal Ass," a monster purported to have been pulled from the Tiber in Rome as a portent of the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church.
Publisher
Rhau-Grunenberg, Johann, active 1508-1525
Place of Publication
Wittenberg (Germany)
Primary Language
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Monsters
Papacy
Omens
Catholic Church
Subject - Geographic
Rome (Italy)
Tiber River (Italy)
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
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This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Local Call Number
1523 MELA I
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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1523
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