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Initial letter with a sheep on an altar

Lemberger, Georg, 1495?-1540?
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A woodcut initial letter "U" depicting a woman and a man kneeling before an altar with a sheep on it. The bottom and right curve of the "U" is made from the image of a dragon.

Date Issued or Published
1523
Subject - Topic/Names
Decoration and ornament
Letters of the alphabet
Altars
Sheep
Dragons
Men
Women
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
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P_300000445203_P170
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Title
Initial letter with a sheep on an altar
Date Issued or Published
1523
Description
A woodcut initial letter "U" depicting a woman and a man kneeling before an altar with a sheep on it. The bottom and right curve of the "U" is made from the image of a dragon.
Creator
Lemberger, Georg, 1495?-1540?
Publisher
Lotter, Melchior, approximately 1490-
Place of Publication
Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
Subject - Topic/Names
Decoration and ornament
Letters of the alphabet
Altars
Sheep
Dragons
Men
Women
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
1 image
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
Source
Das Allte Testament deutsch
Local Call Number
1523 BIBL
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
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1523
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