Search

Item View List View
408 resources
408 items
Medium woodcuts (prints)
  • A decorative woodcut depicting a floral printer's ornament below the date of printing, "1523."
    Still image

    Floral printer's ornament

    A decorative woodcut depicting a floral printer's ornament below the date of printing, "1523."
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1523
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A decorative woodcut depicting a floral printer's ornament below the date of printing, "1523."
  • A woodcut depicting the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: the first, a conquerer with a crown and bow, the second, with a sword, tasked with taking peace from the earth, the third holding scales, and the fourth, Death itself. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
    Still image

    Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: the first, a conquerer with a crown and bow, the second, with a sword, tasked with taking peace from the earth, the third holding scales, and the fourth, Death itself. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1522
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut depicting the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: the first, a conquerer with a crown and bow, the second, with a sword, tasked with taking peace from the earth, the third holding scales, and the fourth, Death itself. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting a hairy, bipedal beast, labeled as the "spook of the evil ghost," which is found in a vast desert beyond India in the land of Cathay. This type of ghost is said to lead travellers astray by mimicking the voices of their travelling companions.
    Still image

    Gespängst der bösen geist

    A woodcut depicting a hairy, bipedal beast, labeled as the "spook of the evil ghost," which is found in a vast desert beyond India in the land of Cathay. This type of ghost is said to lead travellers astray by mimicking the voices of their travelling companions.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1550
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut depicting a hairy, bipedal beast, labeled as the "spook of the evil ghost," which is found in a vast desert beyond India in the land of Cathay. This type of ghost is said to lead travellers astray by mimicking the voices of their travelling companions.
  • A globe depicting the various latitudinal and longitudinal divisions of the Earth with rotational components.
    Still image

    Globe

    A globe depicting the various latitudinal and longitudinal divisions of the Earth with rotational components.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1653
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A globe depicting the various latitudinal and longitudinal divisions of the Earth with rotational components.
  • An ornamental woodcut depicting bunches of grapes on the vine.
    Still image

    Grapes and grapevines

    An ornamental woodcut depicting bunches of grapes on the vine.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1529
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An ornamental woodcut depicting bunches of grapes on the vine.
  • A woodcut showing Holy Roman Emperor Henry II and Cunigunde of Luxembourg holding up a model of the Bamberg Cathedral (left) and the coat of arms of Georg Schenk von Limpurg (right).
    Still image

    Henry II and Cunigunde of Luxembourg

    A woodcut showing Holy Roman Emperor Henry II and Cunigunde of Luxembourg holding up a model of the Bamberg Cathedral (left) and the coat of arms of Georg Schenk von Limpurg (right).
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1506-02-03
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut showing Holy Roman Emperor Henry II and Cunigunde of Luxembourg holding up a model of the Bamberg Cathedral (left) and the coat of arms of Georg Schenk von Limpurg (right).
  • 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".
    Still image

    Hieronymus Emser's Coat of Arms

    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".
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1519
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    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".
    Still image

    Hieronymus Emser's Coat of Arms

    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".
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1519
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    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".
    Still image

    Hieronymus Emser's Coat of Arms

    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".
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1521
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    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 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.
    Still image

    Historiated section border of Isocrates' Ad Nicolem Regem de institutione principis

    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.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1523
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    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 woodcut border to Luther's Ain Sermon vnd eingang in das Erst buoch Mosi, das ist, in das buoch der Schöpfung : darinn] gründtlich anzaygt wirdt, der Artickel des glaubens So wir sprechen, Ich glaub in Got vatter almechtigen, schöpffer hymel vnd erdtrichs 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).
    Still image

    Historiated title page border of Ain Sermon vnd eingang in das Erst buoch Mosi, das ist, in das buoch der Schöpfung : darinn] gründtlich anzaygt wirdt, der Artickel des glaubens So wir sprechen, Ich glaub in Got vatter almechtigen, schöpffer hymel vnd erdtrichs

    A woodcut border to Luther's Ain Sermon vnd eingang in das Erst buoch Mosi, das ist, in das buoch der Schöpfung : darinn] gründtlich anzaygt wirdt, der Artickel des glaubens So wir sprechen, Ich glaub in Got vatter almechtigen, schöpffer hymel vnd erdtrichs 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).
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1524
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border to Luther's Ain Sermon vnd eingang in das Erst buoch Mosi, das ist, in das buoch der Schöpfung : darinn] gründtlich anzaygt wirdt, der Artickel des glaubens So wir sprechen, Ich glaub in Got vatter almechtigen, schöpffer hymel vnd erdtrichs 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 Ain Sermon von stercke vnnd zuo nemen des glaubens vn[d] der liebe : Aus der Epistel S. Pauli zun Eypesernn printed in 1525. 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).
    Still image

    Historiated title page border of Ain Sermon von stercke vnnd zuo nemen des glaubens vn[d] der liebe : Aus der Epistel S. Pauli zun Eypesernn

    A woodcut border to Luther's Ain Sermon von stercke vnnd zuo nemen des glaubens vn[d] der liebe : Aus der Epistel S. Pauli zun Eypesernn printed in 1525. 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).
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1525
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border to Luther's Ain Sermon von stercke vnnd zuo nemen des glaubens vn[d] der liebe : Aus der Epistel S. Pauli zun Eypesernn printed in 1525. 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 Ain lectio[n] wider die Rottengayster, vn[d] wie sich weltlich oberkayt halte[n] sol, : Auss der ersten epistel S. Pauli zuo Timotheo, an freytag nach Oculi printed in 1525. The border is composed of four separate woodcuts depicting a selection of biblical stories including the baptism of Jesus by John the baptist, the Holy Spirit descending as a dove above Jesus, the signs of the four Gospels, Paul rescued from a shipwreck, Paul falling from a horse, conversion of Saul of Tarsus, and Peter's vision of the clean and unclean animals let down from heaven in a sheet.
    Still image

    Historiated title page border of Ain lectio[n] wider die Rottengayster, vn[d] wie sich weltlich oberkayt halte[n] sol, : Auss der ersten epistel S. Pauli zuo Timotheo, an freytag nach Oculi

    A woodcut border to Luther's Ain lectio[n] wider die Rottengayster, vn[d] wie sich weltlich oberkayt halte[n] sol, : Auss der ersten epistel S. Pauli zuo Timotheo, an freytag nach Oculi printed in 1525.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1525
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border to Luther's Ain lectio[n] wider die Rottengayster, vn[d] wie sich weltlich oberkayt halte[n] sol, : Auss der ersten epistel S. Pauli zuo Timotheo, an freytag nach Oculi printed in 1525.
  • A woodcut border to Ain schöner Dialogus wie ain Bawr mit aim Frawe[n] Brůder Münch redt : das er die Kutten von jm würfft, und dem Münch Arbayt zůgeben, lustbarlich und lieblich zů lesen 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).
    Still image

    Historiated title page border of Ain schöner Dialogus wie ain Bawr mit aim Frawe[n] Brůder Münch redt : das er die Kutten von jm würfft, und dem Münch Arbayt zůgeben, lustbarlich und lieblich zů lesen

    A woodcut border to Ain schöner Dialogus wie ain Bawr mit aim Frawe[n] Brůder Münch redt : das er die Kutten von jm würfft, und dem Münch Arbayt zůgeben, lustbarlich und lieblich zů lesen 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).
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1525
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border to Ain schöner Dialogus wie ain Bawr mit aim Frawe[n] Brůder Münch redt : das er die Kutten von jm würfft, und dem Münch Arbayt zůgeben, lustbarlich und lieblich zů lesen 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 An die Radherrn aller stedte deutsches lands : das sie Christliche schulen auffrichten vnd halten sollen 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 shield featuring a Luther rose (bottom).
    Still image

    Historiated title page border of An die Radherrn aller stedte deutsches lands : das sie Christliche schulen auffrichten vnd halten sollen

    A woodcut border to Luther's An die Radherrn aller stedte deutsches lands : das sie Christliche schulen auffrichten vnd halten sollen 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 shield featuring a Luther rose (bottom).
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1524
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border to Luther's An die Radherrn aller stedte deutsches lands : das sie Christliche schulen auffrichten vnd halten sollen 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 shield featuring a Luther rose (bottom).
  • A woodcut border to Luther's An die Radtherren aller Stette teutsches lands : Das sy Christliche schuolen auffrichten vnd hallten sollen 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).
    Still image

    Historiated title page border of An die Radtherren aller Stette teutsches lands : Das sy Christliche schuolen auffrichten vnd hallten sollen

    A woodcut border to Luther's An die Radtherren aller Stette teutsches lands : Das sy Christliche schuolen auffrichten vnd hallten sollen 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).
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1524
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border to Luther's An die Radtherren aller Stette teutsches lands : Das sy Christliche schuolen auffrichten vnd hallten sollen 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 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.
    Still image

    Historiated title page border of Andreas Orisander's translation of the Catholic Baptism rites

    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.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1524
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    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).
    Still image

    Historiated title page border of Augustin von Alveldt's Wyder den Wittenbergischen Abtgot Martin Luther

    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).
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1524
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    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.
    Still image

    Historiated title page border of Confutatio XCI. articulorum e tribus Martini Lutheri Teuthonicis sermonibus excerptorum

    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.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1525
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    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).
    Still image

    Historiated title page border of Das Eltern die kinder zuo der Ehe nicht zwinge[n] noch hindern, : Vnd die kinder on der elltern willen sich nicht verloben solle[n]

    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).
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1524
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    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).
    Still image

    Historiated title page border of Das ander teyl widder die hymlischen Propheten, vom Sacrament

    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).
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1525
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    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).
Close