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Historiated title page border of Luther's Reason and Answer that Women may leave their Cloisters in a Godly manner

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A woodcut border to Luther's Reason and Answer that Women may leave their Cloisters in a Godly manner printed in 1523. The border is composed of a single woodcut depicting a pair of cherubs riding fish or dolphins flanking a face (top), floral ornamentation (sides), and a pair of cherubs accompanied by two sphinxes breastfeeding satyrs (bottom).

Date Issued or Published
1523
Subject - Topic/Names
Decoration and ornament
Cherubs (Art)
Fishes
Dolphins
Plants in art
Sphinxes (Mythology)
Satyrs (Greek mythology)
Breastfeeding in art
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
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The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
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P_000015281638_P003
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Title
Historiated title page border of Luther's Reason and Answer that Women may leave their Cloisters in a Godly manner
Date Issued or Published
1523
Description
A woodcut border to Luther's Reason and Answer that Women may leave their Cloisters in a Godly manner printed in 1523. The border is composed of a single woodcut depicting a pair of cherubs riding fish or dolphins flanking a face (top), floral ornamentation (sides), and a pair of cherubs accompanied by two sphinxes breastfeeding satyrs (bottom).
Publisher
Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
Place of Publication
Augsburg (Germany)
Primary Language
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Decoration and ornament
Cherubs (Art)
Fishes
Dolphins
Plants in art
Sphinxes (Mythology)
Satyrs (Greek mythology)
Breastfeeding in art
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
20 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts
Format
Quarto
Related Material
Historiated title page border of Luther's Acht sermon
Source
Vrsach vnd antwort. das Junckfrawen. Kloster.Götlich verlassen mügen.
Local Call Number
1523 LUTH XX
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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