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An engraving depicting Jesus asking Peter three times if he loves him and then insisting he care for Jesus's sheep.

An engraving depicting Jesus asking Peter three times if he loves him and then insisting he care for Jesus's sheep.

An engraved portrait of Antipope Felix V, who was elected by the Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence and held the office from 1439-1449. The portrait shows Felix V wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "FELIX. IIII. DICTVS. V. DVX. SABAVDIAE".

An engraved portrait of Antipope Felix V, who was elected by the Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence and held the office from 1439-1449. The portrait shows Felix V wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "FELIX. IIII. DICTVS. V. DVX. SABAVDIAE".

The act of patiently bearing those who wrong you, illustrated and accompanied by scriptural references.

The act of patiently bearing those who wrong you, illustrated and accompanied by scriptural references.

Summary: Instructions for inquisitors in the Netherlands (Lower Germany), published by the Lutheran reformer Matthias Flacius to call attention to the persecution of Protestants. Flacius intended this report to underscore his opposition to any compromises with the Catholic Church, even in liturgical matters, as permitted by the Augsburg Interim of 1548.

Summary: Instructions for inquisitors in the Netherlands (Lower Germany), published by the Lutheran reformer Matthias Flacius to call attention to the persecution of Protestants. Flacius intended this report to underscore his opposition to any compromises with the Catholic Church, even in liturgical matters, as permitted by the Augsburg Interim of 1548.

An engraved frontispiece of Saint Louys, ou, La sainte couronne reconquise : poeme heroique. The engraving depicts King Louis IX, dressed in the garb of a Roman soldier, kneeling before Christ and holding out a crown of thorns as Christ holds out a crown of stars. Above them, an angel carries a banner reading "Iam stella est, quae spina fuit" (Now [there] are stars, where [there] were thorns).

An engraved frontispiece of Saint Louys, ou, La sainte couronne reconquise : poeme heroique. The engraving depicts King Louis IX, dressed in the garb of a Roman soldier, kneeling before Christ and holding out a crown of thorns as Christ holds out a crown of stars. Above them, an angel carries a banner reading "Iam stella est, quae spina fuit" (Now [there] are stars, where [there] were thorns).

An engraving depicting the angel, Gabriel, appearing to Mary and informing her that she is carrying the child of God.

An engraving depicting the angel, Gabriel, appearing to Mary and informing her that she is carrying the child of God.

Additional details: The "Monita" or Robert Boyd and also his "Hecatombe Christian" have special t.p.'s and separate paging.

Additional details: The "Monita" or Robert Boyd and also his "Hecatombe Christian" have special t.p.'s and separate paging.

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A globe depicting the various latitudinal and longitudinal divisions of the Earth with rotational components.

A globe depicting the various latitudinal and longitudinal divisions of the Earth with rotational components.

An engraved portrait of Pope Gregory XII, who sat as pope from 1406-1415. The portrait shows Gregory XII wearing a simple miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "GREGORIVS. XII. PAPA. VENETVS".

An engraved portrait of Pope Gregory XII, who sat as pope from 1406-1415. The portrait shows Gregory XII wearing a simple miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "GREGORIVS. XII. PAPA. VENETVS".

A woodcut depicting Hieronymus Emser's coat of arms which features a shield emblazoned with a goat's head and a helmet crowned with a goat's head. A label to the side of the crest reads "ARMA HIERONYMI EMSER".

A woodcut depicting Hieronymus Emser's coat of arms which features a shield emblazoned with a goat's head and a helmet crowned with a goat's head. A label to the side of the crest reads "ARMA HIERONYMI EMSER".

A woodcut depicting Hieronymus Emser's coat of arms which features a shield emblazoned with a goat's head and a helmet crowned with a goat's head. A label to the side of the crest reads "ARMA HIERONYMI EMSER".

A woodcut depicting Hieronymus Emser's coat of arms which features a shield emblazoned with a goat's head and a helmet crowned with a goat's head. A label to the side of the crest reads "ARMA HIERONYMI EMSER".

A woodcut depicting Hieronymus Emser's coat of arms which features a shield emblazoned with a goat's head and a helmet crowned with a goat's head. A label to the side of the crest reads "ARMA HIERONYMI EMSER".

A woodcut depicting Hieronymus Emser's coat of arms which features a shield emblazoned with a goat's head and a helmet crowned with a goat's head. A label to the side of the crest reads "ARMA HIERONYMI EMSER".

Summary: Rare early printing of Melanchthon's biography of Luther.

Summary: Rare early printing of Melanchthon's biography of Luther.

Summary: Philipp Melanchthon's biography of Martin Luther was first printed in 1548 and reissued numerous times. Included are Melanchthon's obituary of Martin Luther as well as his funeral sermon. The work was edited by Johannes Pollicarius who added some Latin and Greek poetry on Luther's "Here I stand" statement.

Summary: Philipp Melanchthon's biography of Martin Luther was first printed in 1548 and reissued numerous times. Included are Melanchthon's obituary of Martin Luther as well as his funeral sermon. The work was edited by Johannes Pollicarius who added some Latin and Greek poetry on Luther's "Here I stand" statement.

A historiated woodcut border framing the first page of Isocrates' Ad Nicolem Regem de institutione principis. The border features a pair of horn blowers, decorative columns, and floral designs.

A historiated woodcut border framing the first page of Isocrates' Ad Nicolem Regem de institutione principis. The border features a pair of horn blowers, decorative columns, and floral designs.

An engraved border for the title page of Paolo di Angelis' Basilicae s. Mariae Maioris di Urbe a Liberio Papa I usque ad Paulum V Pont. Max. descriptio et delinatio printed in 1621. The border consists of a single print with several scenes pertaining to the veneration of and maricles of the Virgin Mary. The top of the border depicts angels and cherubs flanking a depiction of the Virgin Mary with Christ. In the center of the engraving, below the title, is a scene of St. Gregory I the Great leading a crowd in worship as a depiction of Mary is brought forward.

An engraved border for the title page of Paolo di Angelis' Basilicae s. Mariae Maioris di Urbe a Liberio Papa I usque ad Paulum V Pont. Max. descriptio et delinatio printed in 1621. The border consists of a single print with several scenes pertaining to the veneration of and maricles of the Virgin Mary. The top of the border depicts angels and cherubs flanking a depiction of the Virgin Mary with Christ. In the center of the engraving, below the title, is a scene of St. Gregory I the Great leading a crowd in worship as a depiction of Mary is brought forward.

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 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 Johan Bugenhagen's De coniugio episcoporum et diaconorum : ad venerandum doctorem VVolffgangum Reissenbusch monasterij Lichtembergensis Praeceptorem printed in 1525. The border is composed of one woodcut depicting a group of dancing cherubs (sides and bottom) and a group of cherubs playing instruments (top).

A woodcut border to Johan Bugenhagen's De coniugio episcoporum et diaconorum : ad venerandum doctorem VVolffgangum Reissenbusch monasterij Lichtembergensis Praeceptorem printed in 1525. The border is composed of one woodcut depicting a group of dancing cherubs (sides and bottom) and a group of cherubs playing instruments (top).

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).