Historiated title page of Luther's Vom ehelichen Leben
A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Vom ehelichen Leben printed in 1522. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a male (?) and female siren flanking a blank crest (top), a man dressed in travelling clothes with a squirrel on his shoulder and a string of beads, possibly a rosary, in his hand (left), a man in a loin cloth and tall boots(?) drinking from a long-necked bottle (mead?) and holding a fist full of sticks while surrounded by bees (right), and two dragon- or eagle-headed ornaments flanking a crest with two towers, possibly a simplified version of the Wittenberg coat of arms (bottom).
Rhau-Grunenberg, Johann, active 1508-1525
Wittenberg (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
German
Decoration and ornament
Sirens
Bees
Squirrels
Dragons
Eagles
Devices (Heraldry)
Sixteenth century
21 cm (approx.)
Still image
woodcuts (prints)
Quarto
This work is part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Historiated title page of Luther's Uom Missbrauch der Messen
1522 LUTH ZZZ
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