Historiated title page of Luther's Sermon Am Pfingstmontag das Evangelium. Joan. iij
A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Sermon Am Pfingstmontag das Evangelium. Joan. iij printed in 1522. The border consists of a single woodcut and depicts an architectural arch or niche decorated with Corinthian columns (sides), a lady and a knight holding blank shields (top left and right), a pair of sirens holding a blank shield (top), a blank shield filled in with a hand-drawn symbol flanked by two cherubs playing the drums and flute (bottom).
Ramminger, Melchior, -1543?
Augsburg (Germany)
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
German
Decoration and ornament
Cherubs (Art)
Shields
Drums
Flutes
Musical instruments
Knights
Sirens (Mythology)
Columns
Columns, Corinthian
Sixteenth century
19 cm (approx.)
Still image
woodcuts (prints)
Quarto
This work is part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Am. [sic] Sermon. Am Pfingstmontag das Evangelium. Joan. iij. : Also hat got die welt lieb gehabt. rc.
1522 LUTH T
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
Emory University
Pitts Theology Library
Historiated title page border of Luther's letter to Duke Charles III of Savoy