Historiated title page border of Den auszerwölte[n] lieben Gottes, allen gelydern Chrysti zuo Augspurg : seinen liebe[n] herren vnd brüdern
A woodcut border to Luther's Den auszerwölte[n] lieben Gottes, allen gelydern Chrysti zuo Augspurg : seinen liebe[n] herren vnd brüdern printed in 1524. The border is composed of five separate woodcuts depicting Adam and Eve (sides), a pair of dragons flanking shields (bottom), a gryphon (center), and an owl (top).
Ramminger, Melchior, -1543?
Augsburg (Germany)
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
German
Decoration and ornament
Dragons
Fruit
Griffins
Snakes
Devil
Adam (Biblical figure)
Eve (Biblical figure)
Sixteenth century
20 cm (approx.)
Still image
woodcuts (prints)
Quarto
This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
1524 LUTH XX
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