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Historiated title page of Wolfgang Wulffer's pamphlet calling Luther a false prophet

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A woodcut border on the title page of Wolfgang Wulffer's pamphlet against Luther, calling him a "false prophet." The border is composed of a single woodcut depicting cherubs (top and sides), dragons (top left and right), and a man reclining while wearing a hood with pointed ears (bottom).

Date Issued or Published
1522
Subject - Topic/Names
Decoration and ornament
Cherubs (Art)
Plants in art
Dragons
Men
Hoods (Headgear)
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Title
Historiated title page of Wolfgang Wulffer's pamphlet calling Luther a false prophet
Date Issued or Published
1522
Description
A woodcut border on the title page of Wolfgang Wulffer's pamphlet against Luther, calling him a "false prophet." The border is composed of a single woodcut depicting cherubs (top and sides), dragons (top left and right), and a man reclining while wearing a hood with pointed ears (bottom).
Publisher
Landsberg, Martin, -1523
Place of Publication
Leipzig (Germany)
Contributor
Wulffer, Wolfgang, -1538
Primary Language
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Decoration and ornament
Cherubs (Art)
Plants in art
Dragons
Men
Hoods (Headgear)
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
19 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
Format
Quarto
Related Material
This work is part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Wid' die unselige Auffrure Merten Luders von Wolffgango Wulffer un[d] andern Christgleubige[n] euch zw Wittenberg tzugeschribenn.
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Wid' die unselige Auffrure Merten Luders von Wolffgango Wulffer un[d] andern Christgleubige[n] euch zw Wittenberg tzugeschribenn.
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1522 WULF
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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