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Historiated title page of Luther's Ain Sermon Secundum Matheum

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A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Ain Sermon Secundum Matheum printed in 1522. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts an architectural arch or nice decorated with plant motifs. Within the border and below the title, a cherub is depicted holding the Electoral Arms of Saxony (left) and the Ducal Arms of Saxony (right).

Date Issued or Published
1522
Subject - Topic/Names
Decoration and ornament
Cherubs (Art)
Plants in art
Devices (Heraldry)
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Title
Historiated title page of Luther's Ain Sermon Secundum Matheum
Date Issued or Published
1522
Description
A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Ain Sermon Secundum Matheum printed in 1522. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts an architectural arch or nice decorated with plant motifs. Within the border and below the title, a cherub is depicted holding the Electoral Arms of Saxony (left) and the Ducal Arms of Saxony (right).
Publisher
Ramminger, Melchior, -1543?
Place of Publication
Augsburg (Germany)
Contributor
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Primary Language
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Decoration and ornament
Cherubs (Art)
Plants in art
Devices (Heraldry)
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
19 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
Format
Quarto
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This work is part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Source
Ain Sermon Secundum Matheum. [sic] : Sagt von den Phariseyern Vn[d] wie er sey mit seym Bruoder versyenen soll, Kurtzlich Geprediget. In got versamlet. De insignibus D. Saxonie 1522
Local Call Number
1522 LUTH L
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
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1522
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