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Historiated title page of Luther's Disputatio et excusatio

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A woodcut border and central illustration on the title page to Luther's Disputatio et excusatio printed in 1519. The border is composed of four separate decorative woodcuts: the left and top ones featuring plants and flowers, the right one depicting a stick with a ribbon coiled around it and stars in the background, and the bottom one depicting a monkey amidst floral ornaments. At the center of the page is a separate woodcut depicting a bishop, carrying a staff and book.

Date Issued or Published
1519
Subject - Topic/Names
Decoration and ornament
Plants in art
Flowers
Monkeys
Bishops
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Title
Historiated title page of Luther's Disputatio et excusatio
Date Issued or Published
1519
Description
A woodcut border and central illustration on the title page to Luther's Disputatio et excusatio printed in 1519. The border is composed of four separate decorative woodcuts: the left and top ones featuring plants and flowers, the right one depicting a stick with a ribbon coiled around it and stars in the background, and the bottom one depicting a monkey amidst floral ornaments. At the center of the page is a separate woodcut depicting a bishop, carrying a staff and book.
Publisher
Landsberg, Martin, -1523
Place of Publication
Leipzig (Germany)
Contributor
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Primary Language
Latin
Subject - Topic/Names
Decoration and ornament
Plants in art
Flowers
Monkeys
Bishops
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
21 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
Format
Quarto
Related Material
Historiated title page of Luther's Disputatio domini Johannis Eccij et P. Martini Luther in Studio Lipsiensi futura
This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Source
Disputatio et excusatio
Local Call Number
1519 LUTH EE
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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