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  • An engraved portrait of Pope Adrian VI, who sat as pope from 1522-1523. The portrait shows Adrian VI wearing elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "ADRIANVS. VI. PAPA. TRAIECTENSIS. BELGA".
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    Adrianus VI Papa Traiectensis Belga

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Adrian VI, who sat as pope from 1522-1523. The portrait shows Adrian VI wearing elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "ADRIANVS. VI. PAPA. TRAIECTENSIS. BELGA".
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Adrian VI, who sat as pope from 1522-1523. The portrait shows Adrian VI wearing elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "ADRIANVS. VI. PAPA. TRAIECTENSIS. BELGA".
  • An engraved portrait of Antipope Alexander V, who was elected by the Council of Pisa during the Western Schism and held the office from 1409-1410. The portrait shows Alexander V wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "ALEXANDER. V. PAPA. CRETENSIS. GRÆCVS".
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    Alexander V Papa Cretensis Graecus

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Antipope Alexander V, who was elected by the Council of Pisa during the Western Schism and held the office from 1409-1410. The portrait shows Alexander V wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "ALEXANDER. V. PAPA. CRETENSIS. GRÆCVS".
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Antipope Alexander V, who was elected by the Council of Pisa during the Western Schism and held the office from 1409-1410. The portrait shows Alexander V wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "ALEXANDER. V. PAPA. CRETENSIS. GRÆCVS".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Alexander VI, who sat as pope from 1492-1503. The portrait shows Alexander VI wearing simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "ALEXANDER. VI. PAPA. VALENTINVS. HISP".
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    Alexander VI Papa Valentinus Hisp.

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Alexander VI, who sat as pope from 1492-1503. The portrait shows Alexander VI wearing simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "ALEXANDER. VI. PAPA. VALENTINVS. HISP".
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Alexander VI, who sat as pope from 1492-1503. The portrait shows Alexander VI wearing simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "ALEXANDER. VI. PAPA. VALENTINVS. HISP".
  • A woodcut full-body portrait of either Martin Luther or Michael Stifel dressed in the garb of an Augustinian monk and holding a book. Surrounding the monk is a separate woodcut border featuring cherubs and Wild Men in trees and the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire at the bottom.
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    Augustinian Monk with decorative border

    A woodcut full-body portrait of either Martin Luther or Michael Stifel dressed in the garb of an Augustinian monk and holding a book. Surrounding the monk is a separate woodcut border featuring cherubs and Wild Men in trees and the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire at the bottom.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1522
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut full-body portrait of either Martin Luther or Michael Stifel dressed in the garb of an Augustinian monk and holding a book. Surrounding the monk is a separate woodcut border featuring cherubs and Wild Men in trees and the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire at the bottom.
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Boniface IX, who sat as pope from 1389-1404. The portrait shows Boniface IX wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "BONIFACIVS. IX. PAPA. NEAPOLITANVS".
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    Bonifacius IX Papa Neapolitanus

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Boniface IX, who sat as pope from 1389-1404. The portrait shows Boniface IX wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "BONIFACIVS. IX. PAPA. NEAPOLITANVS".
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Boniface IX, who sat as pope from 1389-1404. The portrait shows Boniface IX wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "BONIFACIVS. IX. PAPA. NEAPOLITANVS".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Callistus III, who sat as pope from 1455-1458. The portrait shows Callistus III wearing elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "CALIXTVS. III. PAPA. VALENTINVS. HISPANVS".
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    Calixtus III Papa Valentinus Hispanus

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Callistus III, who sat as pope from 1455-1458. The portrait shows Callistus III wearing elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "CALIXTVS. III. PAPA. VALENTINVS. HISPANVS".
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Callistus III, who sat as pope from 1455-1458. The portrait shows Callistus III wearing elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "CALIXTVS. III. PAPA. VALENTINVS. HISPANVS".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Clement VII, who sat as pope from 1523-1534. The portrait shows Clement VII wearing a simple miter and vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "CLEMENS. VII. PAPA. FLORENTINVS".
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    Clemens VII Papa Florentinus

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Clement VII, who sat as pope from 1523-1534. The portrait shows Clement VII wearing a simple miter and vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "CLEMENS. VII. PAPA. FLORENTINVS".
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Clement VII, who sat as pope from 1523-1534. The portrait shows Clement VII wearing a simple miter and vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "CLEMENS. VII. PAPA. FLORENTINVS".
  • A woodcut depicting the coat of arm sof Johann "the Constant" (or "Steadfast"), Elector of Saxony, who was a supporter of Luther and his movement. The coat of arms features a pair of crossed swords at the center, surrounded by ten fields with varying iconography, including lions, eagles, and a rose. Three helmets with different crests sit above the coat of arms and the entire composition is surrounded by a host of cherubs and a pair of trees.
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    Coat of Arms of Johann "The Constant", Elector of Saxony

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting the coat of arm sof Johann "the Constant" (or "Steadfast"), Elector of Saxony, who was a supporter of Luther and his movement. The coat of arms features a pair of crossed swords at the center, surrounded by ten fields with varying iconography, including lions, eagles, and a rose. Three helmets with different crests sit above the coat of arms and the entire composition is surrounded by a host of cherubs and a pair of trees.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1520
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut depicting the coat of arm sof Johann "the Constant" (or "Steadfast"), Elector of Saxony, who was a supporter of Luther and his movement. The coat of arms features a pair of crossed swords at the center, surrounded by ten fields with varying iconography, including lions, eagles, and a rose. Three helmets with different crests sit above the coat of arms and the entire composition is surrounded by a host of cherubs and a pair of trees.
  • A woodcut version of Johann Reuchlin's coat of arms, featured on the title page of his work De arte cabalistica. The coat of arms includes a shield featuring an altar inscribed with "ARACAPNIONIS" (Ara Capnionis, the "altar of Capnion [Reuchlin]"), topped with burning coals, and encircled with three twisted ropes or garlands. Set atop the shield is a helmet with a cross inscribed on the neck, crowned with another three twisted ropes or garlands and a quartered wheel. Surrounding both helmet and shield are stylized vegitation.
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    Coat of Arms of Johann Reuchlin

    A woodcut version of Johann Reuchlin's coat of arms, featured on the title page of his work De arte cabalistica. The coat of arms includes a shield featuring an altar inscribed with "ARACAPNIONIS" (Ara Capnionis, the "altar of Capnion [Reuchlin]"), topped with burning coals, and encircled with three twisted ropes or garlands. Set atop the shield is a helmet with a cross inscribed on the neck, crowned with another three twisted ropes or garlands and a quartered wheel. Surrounding both helmet and shield are stylized vegitation.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1517
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut version of Johann Reuchlin's coat of arms, featured on the title page of his work De arte cabalistica. The coat of arms includes a shield featuring an altar inscribed with "ARACAPNIONIS" (Ara Capnionis, the "altar of Capnion [Reuchlin]"), topped with burning coals, and encircled with three twisted ropes or garlands. Set atop the shield is a helmet with a cross inscribed on the neck, crowned with another three twisted ropes or garlands and a quartered wheel. Surrounding both helmet and shield are stylized vegitation.
  • A communion token from the Four Parishes of Perth in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The token is oval in shape with inscriptions on the obverse, "Pro Rege Lege et Grege" with the Perth coat of arms, and reverse, "Four Parishes of Perth Erected 1807".
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    Communion token from the Four Parishes of Perth in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    A communion token from the Four Parishes of Perth in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The token is oval in shape with inscriptions on the obverse, "Pro Rege Lege et Grege" with the Perth coat of arms, and reverse, "Four Parishes of Perth Erected 1807".
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    1807
    Collection
    Collection of Communion Tokens
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A communion token from the Four Parishes of Perth in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The token is oval in shape with inscriptions on the obverse, "Pro Rege Lege et Grege" with the Perth coat of arms, and reverse, "Four Parishes of Perth Erected 1807".
  • An engraved tailpiece to the sixth, ninth, tenth, and twelfth books of Moyne's epic, "Saint Louys," depicting the standard of the Kingdom of France encircled by a crown of thorns beneath a banner with the Latin motto, "decus et tutamen" (glory/honor and [a means of] protection).
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    Decus et tutamen

    Chauveau, François, 1613-1676
    An engraved tailpiece to the sixth, ninth, tenth, and twelfth books of Moyne's epic, "Saint Louys," depicting the standard of the Kingdom of France encircled by a crown of thorns beneath a banner with the Latin motto, "decus et tutamen" (glory/honor and [a means of] protection).
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1658
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved tailpiece to the sixth, ninth, tenth, and twelfth books of Moyne's epic, "Saint Louys," depicting the standard of the Kingdom of France encircled by a crown of thorns beneath a banner with the Latin motto, "decus et tutamen" (glory/honor and [a means of] protection).
  • An engraving depicting a Roman triumphal procession passing through a triumphal gate and accross the triumphal bridge (Pons Neronianus/Vaticanus) along the triumphal way (Via Triumphale) across the Tiber River. Above the scene, an angel flies, blowing on a trumpet that is draped with a flag bearing a crest with "S.P.Q.R." on it. The accompanying text discusses sources that claim St. Peter was buried near the Via Triumphale.
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    Del Ponte, & Arco Trionfale

    An engraving depicting a Roman triumphal procession passing through a triumphal gate and accross the triumphal bridge (Pons Neronianus/Vaticanus) along the triumphal way (Via Triumphale) across the Tiber River. Above the scene, an angel flies, blowing on a trumpet that is draped with a flag bearing a crest with "S.P.Q.R." on it. The accompanying text discusses sources that claim St. Peter was buried near the Via Triumphale.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1697
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting a Roman triumphal procession passing through a triumphal gate and accross the triumphal bridge (Pons Neronianus/Vaticanus) along the triumphal way (Via Triumphale) across the Tiber River. Above the scene, an angel flies, blowing on a trumpet that is draped with a flag bearing a crest with "S.P.Q.R." on it. The accompanying text discusses sources that claim St. Peter was buried near the Via Triumphale.
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Eugene IV, who sat as pope from 1431-1447. The portrait shows Eugene IV wearing a simple miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "EVGENIVS. IIII. PAPA. VENETVS".
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    Eugenius IIII Papa Venetus

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Eugene IV, who sat as pope from 1431-1447. The portrait shows Eugene IV wearing a simple miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "EVGENIVS. IIII. PAPA. VENETVS".
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Eugene IV, who sat as pope from 1431-1447. The portrait shows Eugene IV wearing a simple miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "EVGENIVS. IIII. PAPA. VENETVS".
  • 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".
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    Felix IIII Dictus V Dux Sabaudiae

    Soye, Philippe de
    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".
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    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 engraving depicting a portrait of Frederick IV, Duke of Austria, with his coat of arms below the portrait.
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    Frederic, Duc D'Austriche

    Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
    An engraving depicting a portrait of Frederick IV, Duke of Austria, with his coat of arms below the portrait.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1714
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting a portrait of Frederick IV, Duke of Austria, with his coat of arms below the portrait.
  • An engraving depicting a bust of Pope Gregory XII atop a plinth featuring his coat of arms. Surrounding the bust is a broken key and a papal crown, and in the background is a wall depicting what might be the Judgement of Solomon, a possible reference to his oversight of the Council of Constance and the resolution of the Western Schism.
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    Gregoire XII

    Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
    An engraving depicting a bust of Pope Gregory XII atop a plinth featuring his coat of arms. Surrounding the bust is a broken key and a papal crown, and in the background is a wall depicting what might be the Judgement of Solomon, a possible reference to his oversight of the Council of Constance and the resolution of the Western Schism.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1714
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting a bust of Pope Gregory XII atop a plinth featuring his coat of arms. Surrounding the bust is a broken key and a papal crown, and in the background is a wall depicting what might be the Judgement of Solomon, a possible reference to his oversight of the Council of Constance and the resolution of the Western Schism.
  • 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".
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    Gregorius XII Papa Venetus

    Soye, Philippe de
    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".
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    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 headpiece to the dedication of Lenfant's Histoire du concile de Constance : tirée principalement d'auteurs qui ont assisté au concile depicting an unidentified coat of arms (presumably connected to King Louis XIV of France or the French Royal Family). The coat of arms consist of a pair of wild men as supporters, holding ups a mantle above the shield and crown. The shield depicts approximately twenty-eight different elements of various design, including two smaller shields with crests in the form of crowns.
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    Headpiece to the dedication of Histoire du concile de Constance : tirée principalement d'auteurs qui ont assisté au concile

    Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
    An engraved headpiece to the dedication of Lenfant's Histoire du concile de Constance : tirée principalement d'auteurs qui ont assisté au concile depicting an unidentified coat of arms (presumably connected to King Louis XIV of France or the French Royal Family). The coat of arms consist of a pair of wild men as supporters, holding ups a mantle above the shield and crown. The shield depicts approximately twenty-eight different elements of various design, including two smaller shields with crests in the form of crowns.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1714
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved headpiece to the dedication of Lenfant's Histoire du concile de Constance : tirée principalement d'auteurs qui ont assisté au concile depicting an unidentified coat of arms (presumably connected to King Louis XIV of France or the French Royal Family). The coat of arms consist of a pair of wild men as supporters, holding ups a mantle above the shield and crown. The shield depicts approximately twenty-eight different elements of various design, including two smaller shields with crests in the form of crowns.
  • 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).
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    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".
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    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".
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    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".
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