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Historiated title page border of Andreas Orisander's translation of the Catholic Baptism rites

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A woodcut border to Andreas Orisander's German translation of the traditional Catholic Baptism rites printed in 1524. The border is composed of four separate woodcuts depicting a decorative arch and pair of orbs (top), decorative columns which include a secton suported by a male figure (sides), a floral pattern (possibly thistle) with a bird (bottom). In the center of the border, below the title, is a woodcut coat of arms for the city of Nuremberg.

Date Issued or Published
1524
Subject - Topic/Names
Decoration and ornament
Plants in art
Men
Birds
Arches
Devices (Heraldry)
Subject - Geographic
Nuremberg (Germany)
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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P_300000185683_P003
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Title
Historiated title page border of Andreas Orisander's translation of the Catholic Baptism rites
Date Issued or Published
1524
Description
A woodcut border to Andreas Orisander's German translation of the traditional Catholic Baptism rites printed in 1524. The border is composed of four separate woodcuts depicting a decorative arch and pair of orbs (top), decorative columns which include a secton suported by a male figure (sides), a floral pattern (possibly thistle) with a bird (bottom). In the center of the border, below the title, is a woodcut coat of arms for the city of Nuremberg.
Publisher
Gutknecht, Jobst, -1542
Place of Publication
Nuremberg (Germany)
Primary Language
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Decoration and ornament
Plants in art
Men
Birds
Arches
Devices (Heraldry)
Subject - Geographic
Nuremberg (Germany)
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
21 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
Format
Quarto
Source
Ordnu[n]g wie man tauffet, bissher im Latein gehalten, verteütscht : Hierin ist, auss etlichen Ursachen, was die andern, als uberflüssig, veracht haben, nicht aussgelassen
Local Call Number
1524 CATH
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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1524
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