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Printer's device of Jean Frellon

Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543
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A woodcut of the printer's device of Jean Frellon appearing on the title page of Les Images de la Mort. The device features a crab holding a moth above the motto: MATVRA.

Date Issued or Published
1547
Subject - Topic/Names
Crabs
Moths
Printers
Printing
Printer's marks
Frellon, Jean, -1568
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
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Title
Printer's device of Jean Frellon
Date Issued or Published
1547
Description
A woodcut of the printer's device of Jean Frellon appearing on the title page of Les Images de la Mort. The device features a crab holding a moth above the motto: MATVRA.
Creator
Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543
Lützelburger, Hans, 1495?-1526
Publisher
Frellon, Jean, -1568
Place of Publication
Lyon (France)
Primary Language
French
Subject - Topic/Names
Crabs
Moths
Printers
Printing
Printer's marks
Frellon, Jean, -1568
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
15 cm (approx)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
printer's marks
Format
Octavo
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This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Source
Les Images de la mort [de H. Holbein] : avx quelles sont adioustées douze figures ... La medecine de l'ame. La consolation des malades. Vn sermon de mortalité, par sainct Cyprian. Vn sermon de patience, par sainct Iehan Chrysostome ...
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1547 IMAG
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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.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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Emory University
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Pitts Theology Library
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