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A Monk and a Knight

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A woodcut depicting a monk in conversation with a knight. The woodcut appears on the title page of Luther's letter to the head of the Teutonic Order of Knights arguing against the requirement of celibacy.

Date Issued or Published
1524
Subject - Topic/Names
Knights
Monks
Decoration and ornament
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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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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Title
A Monk and a Knight
Date Issued or Published
1524
Description
A woodcut depicting a monk in conversation with a knight. The woodcut appears on the title page of Luther's letter to the head of the Teutonic Order of Knights arguing against the requirement of celibacy.
Publisher
Schwan, Johann, active 1523-1526
Place of Publication
Strasbourg (France)
Primary Language
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Knights
Monks
Decoration and ornament
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 a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Source
An die Herren deütschs Ordens : das sye falsche Keüscheit meyden, und zuor rechten eelichen Keuscheit greiffen, Ermanung
Local Call Number
1524 LUTH CCC
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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