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A woodcut border to Andreas Orisander's German translation of the traditional Catholic Baptism rites printed in 1524. The border is composed of four separate woodcuts depicting a decorative arch and pair of orbs (top), decorative columns which include a secton suported by a male figure (sides), a floral pattern (possibly thistle) with a bird (bottom). In the center of the border, below the title, is a woodcut coat of arms for the city of Nuremberg.

A woodcut border to Andreas Orisander's German translation of the traditional Catholic Baptism rites printed in 1524. The border is composed of four separate woodcuts depicting a decorative arch and pair of orbs (top), decorative columns which include a secton suported by a male figure (sides), a floral pattern (possibly thistle) with a bird (bottom). In the center of the border, below the title, is a woodcut coat of arms for the city of Nuremberg.

A woodcut border to Augustin von Alveldt's Wyder den Wittenbergischen Abtgot Martin Luther printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts an archway decorated with columns (sides), bucrania (top), and a portrait of a man framed by a jousting man and satyr (bottom).

A woodcut border to Augustin von Alveldt's Wyder den Wittenbergischen Abtgot Martin Luther printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts an archway decorated with columns (sides), bucrania (top), and a portrait of a man framed by a jousting man and satyr (bottom).

A woodcut border to Johannes Cochlaeus's Confutatio XCI. articulorum e tribus Martini Lutheri Teuthonicis sermonibus excerptorum printed in 1525. The border consists of two woodcuts depicting a pair of decorative columns that include floral motifs and two figures playing horns.

A woodcut border to Johannes Cochlaeus's Confutatio XCI. articulorum e tribus Martini Lutheri Teuthonicis sermonibus excerptorum printed in 1525. The border consists of two woodcuts depicting a pair of decorative columns that include floral motifs and two figures playing horns.

A woodcut border to Luther's Das Eltern die kinder zuo der Ehe nicht zwinge[n] noch hindern, : Vnd die kinder on der elltern willen sich nicht verloben solle[n] printed in 1524. The border consists of a single woodcut depicting cherubs with shields and one with a horn (top), a pair of cherubs holding up floral columns (sides), and a parade of cherubs playing instruments and pulling a cart (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Das Eltern die kinder zuo der Ehe nicht zwinge[n] noch hindern, : Vnd die kinder on der elltern willen sich nicht verloben solle[n] printed in 1524. The border consists of a single woodcut depicting cherubs with shields and one with a horn (top), a pair of cherubs holding up floral columns (sides), and a parade of cherubs playing instruments and pulling a cart (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Das ander teyl widder die hymlischen Propheten, vom Sacrament printed in 1525. The border consists of a single woodcut depicting a collection of cherubs with feathers or plants climbing on top of each other and filling a back on the back of a sleeping monk (sides and bottom) and a pair of cherubs flanking a shield with a man's head with a hood (top).

A woodcut border to Luther's Das ander teyl widder die hymlischen Propheten, vom Sacrament printed in 1525. The border consists of a single woodcut depicting a collection of cherubs with feathers or plants climbing on top of each other and filling a back on the back of a sleeping monk (sides and bottom) and a pair of cherubs flanking a shield with a man's head with a hood (top).

A woodcut border to Luther's Das der frey will nichts sey : Anntwort D. Martini Luther ann Erasmum Rotherdam printed in 1525. The border consists of a single woodcut depicting an architectural arch decorated with floral motifs, armor and shields, birds, and a pair of cherubs playing instruments.

A woodcut border to Luther's Das der frey will nichts sey : Anntwort D. Martini Luther ann Erasmum Rotherdam printed in 1525. The border consists of a single woodcut depicting an architectural arch decorated with floral motifs, armor and shields, birds, and a pair of cherubs playing instruments.

A woodcut border to Johannes Cochlaeus's De Petro et Roma adversus Velenu[m] Lutheranum, libri quatuor printed in 1525. The border consists of two woodcuts depicting a pair of decorative columns that include floral motifs and two figures playing horns.

A woodcut border to Johannes Cochlaeus's De Petro et Roma adversus Velenu[m] Lutheranum, libri quatuor printed in 1525. The border consists of two woodcuts depicting a pair of decorative columns that include floral motifs and two figures playing horns.

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).

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).

A woodcut border to Luther's Der hundert vnnd siben vnd zwaintzigest Psalm, aussgelegt, an die Christen zuo Rigen in Liffland. The border consists of a single woodcut depicting an architectural arch with a pair of animal masks (bottom), armed cherubs (top left and right), and a framed plaque (top).

A woodcut border to Luther's Der hundert vnnd siben vnd zwaintzigest Psalm, aussgelegt, an die Christen zuo Rigen in Liffland. The border consists of a single woodcut depicting an architectural arch with a pair of animal masks (bottom), armed cherubs (top left and right), and a framed plaque (top).

A woodcut border to Luther's Die Epistel S. Paul an die Galater will printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a cherub flanked by two deer (bottom), decorative plants (sides), and a cherub holding a blank shield flanked by two other cherubs (top).

A woodcut border to Luther's Die Epistel S. Paul an die Galater will printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a cherub flanked by two deer (bottom), decorative plants (sides), and a cherub holding a blank shield flanked by two other cherubs (top).

A woodcut border to Luther's Die weyse der Mess, vn[d] geniessung des hochwirdigen Sacrame[n]ts, für die Christliche gemain verteütscht / Do. Mar. Luth. M.D.XXiij. The border consists of four separate woodcuts depicting ornamented columns with bird designs (sides), a plant motif (top), and a pair of fish flanking horns with birds (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Die weyse der Mess, vn[d] geniessung des hochwirdigen Sacrame[n]ts, für die Christliche gemain verteütscht / Do. Mar. Luth. M.D.XXiij. The border consists of four separate woodcuts depicting ornamented columns with bird designs (sides), a plant motif (top), and a pair of fish flanking horns with birds (bottom).

A colored woodcut border to Luther's Die weysse der Messz, : vnnd geniesung des Hochwirdigen Sacraments, für die Christliche Gemayn verteütscht printed in 1524. The boarder is composed of a single woodcut depicting an architectural arch featuring four cherubs and greenery.

A colored woodcut border to Luther's Die weysse der Messz, : vnnd geniesung des Hochwirdigen Sacraments, für die Christliche Gemayn verteütscht printed in 1524. The boarder is composed of a single woodcut depicting an architectural arch featuring four cherubs and greenery.

A woodcut border to Luther's Ermanunge zum Fryde auff die zwölff Artickel der Bawrshafft in Schwaben printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut depicting an architectural archway supported by Corinthian columns (all), a pair of cherubs holding staves (top corners), and a pair of cherubs holding a medallion with a blank shield (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Ermanunge zum Fryde auff die zwölff Artickel der Bawrshafft in Schwaben printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut depicting an architectural archway supported by Corinthian columns (all), a pair of cherubs holding staves (top corners), and a pair of cherubs holding a medallion with a blank shield (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Eyn Sermon von stercke vnnd zuonemen des glaubens vnnd der liebe : Aus der Epistel S. Pauli zuon Eypesernn printed in 1525. The border is composed of four separate woodcuts depicting three cherubs holding a plaque with the date of publication (top), a pair of architectural elements with two men standing between pairs of columns and topped with a female and male siren respectively (sides), and a man's torso with plant-like limbs (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Eyn Sermon von stercke vnnd zuonemen des glaubens vnnd der liebe : Aus der Epistel S. Pauli zuon Eypesernn printed in 1525. The border is composed of four separate woodcuts depicting three cherubs holding a plaque with the date of publication (top), a pair of architectural elements with two men standing between pairs of columns and topped with a female and male siren respectively (sides), and a man's torso with plant-like limbs (bottom).

A woodcut border to Ingolstadii XI. Aprilis anni praesentis [1524] publica disputatione printed in 1524. The border is composed of four woodcuts depicting a woman holding a sword beneath a pair of fish (left), a wild man leaning on a staff with cherubs above and below (right), a bird on a branch (top), and a pair of crawling men with their hecks bound together and being led with bits and reins by a group of cherubs (bottom).

A woodcut border to Ingolstadii XI. Aprilis anni praesentis [1524] publica disputatione printed in 1524. The border is composed of four woodcuts depicting a woman holding a sword beneath a pair of fish (left), a wild man leaning on a staff with cherubs above and below (right), a bird on a branch (top), and a pair of crawling men with their hecks bound together and being led with bits and reins by a group of cherubs (bottom).

A woodcut border to Johannes Faber's anti-Luther tract printed in 1523. The border consists of four woodcuts depicting a cherub with a bow and arrows atop a decorative column (right), a cherub with a ball atop a decorative column (left), a pair of bucrania flanking a shield with the chi-rho and "EC" on it (bottom), and a group of cherubs (top).

A woodcut border to Johannes Faber's anti-Luther tract printed in 1523. The border consists of four woodcuts depicting a cherub with a bow and arrows atop a decorative column (right), a cherub with a ball atop a decorative column (left), a pair of bucrania flanking a shield with the chi-rho and "EC" on it (bottom), and a group of cherubs (top).

A woodcut border to Luther's Acht sermon printed in 1523. The border is composed of a single woodcut depicting a pair of cherubs riding fish or dolphins flanking a face (top), floral ornamentation (sides), and a pair of cherubs accompanied by two sphinxes breastfeeding satyrs (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Acht sermon printed in 1523. The border is composed of a single woodcut depicting a pair of cherubs riding fish or dolphins flanking a face (top), floral ornamentation (sides), and a pair of cherubs accompanied by two sphinxes breastfeeding satyrs (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Ain Sermon uon der frucht vnd nutzbarkait des hayligen Sacraments printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a cherub flanked by two deer (bottom), decorative plants (sides), and a cherub holding a blank shield flanked by two other cherubs (top).

A woodcut border to Luther's Ain Sermon uon der frucht vnd nutzbarkait des hayligen Sacraments printed in 1524. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a cherub flanked by two deer (bottom), decorative plants (sides), and a cherub holding a blank shield flanked by two other cherubs (top).

A woodcut border to Luther's Christmas sermon printed in 1523. The border is composed of a single woodcut depicting a pair of armed cherubs (top), a cherub, bird, and monkey climbing a pair of grapevines (sides), and a pair of kneeling men flanking the printer's mark of Michel Buchfürer featuring a bull (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Christmas sermon printed in 1523. The border is composed of a single woodcut depicting a pair of armed cherubs (top), a cherub, bird, and monkey climbing a pair of grapevines (sides), and a pair of kneeling men flanking the printer's mark of Michel Buchfürer featuring a bull (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Das Ihesus Christus ain geborner Iude sey printed in 1523. The border is composed of four woodcuts depicting dueling cherubs (top), decorative plant motifs (sides), and two cherubs atop cornucopias (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Das Ihesus Christus ain geborner Iude sey printed in 1523. The border is composed of four woodcuts depicting dueling cherubs (top), decorative plant motifs (sides), and two cherubs atop cornucopias (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Das Jesus Christus ein geborner Jude sey printed in 1523. The border is composed of four woodcuts depicting a pair of cherubs flanking decorative scrollwork (top), floral patterns (sides), and decorative fish design (bottom).

A woodcut border to Luther's Das Jesus Christus ein geborner Jude sey printed in 1523. The border is composed of four woodcuts depicting a pair of cherubs flanking decorative scrollwork (top), floral patterns (sides), and decorative fish design (bottom).