A woodcut depicting a monk in conversation with a knight. The woodcut appears on the title page of Luther's letter to the head of the Teutonic Order of Knights arguing against the requirement of celibacy.
A woodcut depicting a monk in conversation with a knight. The woodcut appears on the title page of Luther's letter to the head of the Teutonic Order of Knights arguing against the requirement of celibacy.
A woodcut depicting the blessing of a soldier or knight. The armored soldier or knight kneels before a bishop, holding his sword before him as the bishop takes hold of the hilt. The scene is flanked by a pair of cherubs standing on eagles and holding bags of snakes. The woodcut is reused throughout the work.
A woodcut depicting the blessing of a soldier or knight. The armored soldier or knight kneels before a bishop, holding his sword before him as the bishop takes hold of the hilt. The scene is flanked by a pair of cherubs standing on eagles and holding bags of snakes. The woodcut is reused throughout the work.
A woodcut border to a German translation of Luther's letter to Duke Charles III of Savoy printed in 1524. The border consists of a single woodcut depicting an architectural arch or niche decorated with Corinthian columns (sides), a lady and a knight holding blank shields (top left and right), a pair of sirens holding a blank shield (top), a blank shield filled in with a hand-drawn symbol flanked by two cherubs playing the drums and flute (bottom).
A woodcut border to a German translation of Luther's letter to Duke Charles III of Savoy printed in 1524. The border consists of a single woodcut depicting an architectural arch or niche decorated with Corinthian columns (sides), a lady and a knight holding blank shields (top left and right), a pair of sirens holding a blank shield (top), a blank shield filled in with a hand-drawn symbol flanked by two cherubs playing the drums and flute (bottom).
A woodcut title page to Johann Eck's Chrysopassus, printed in 1514. The main image depicts God, flanked by angels, reaching down to place a crown on the head of Jacob as his twin brother, Esau, looks on. A dog is seated at Esau's feet. Surrounding the central image is an architectural border featuring the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Emperor in the top left, and the symbol of the city of Augsburg, a pine cone, in the top right.
A woodcut title page to Johann Eck's Chrysopassus, printed in 1514. The main image depicts God, flanked by angels, reaching down to place a crown on the head of Jacob as his twin brother, Esau, looks on. A dog is seated at Esau's feet. Surrounding the central image is an architectural border featuring the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Emperor in the top left, and the symbol of the city of Augsburg, a pine cone, in the top right.
A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Sermon Am Pfingstmontag das Evangelium. Joan. iij printed in 1522. The border consists of a single woodcut and depicts an architectural arch or niche decorated with Corinthian columns (sides), a lady and a knight holding blank shields (top left and right), a pair of sirens holding a blank shield (top), a blank shield filled in with a hand-drawn symbol flanked by two cherubs playing the drums and flute (bottom).
A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Sermon Am Pfingstmontag das Evangelium. Joan. iij printed in 1522. The border consists of a single woodcut and depicts an architectural arch or niche decorated with Corinthian columns (sides), a lady and a knight holding blank shields (top left and right), a pair of sirens holding a blank shield (top), a blank shield filled in with a hand-drawn symbol flanked by two cherubs playing the drums and flute (bottom).
A woodcut image, possibly a printer's mark of Johann Schott, depicting God's hand descending from Heaven grasping a mace with a nest of storks on top of it (top left) and a fallen knight beneath the mace (bottom). Above and below the mark are the words "Allein Gott eer" (above) and "Aller Gewalt von Gott" (below).
A woodcut image, possibly a printer's mark of Johann Schott, depicting God's hand descending from Heaven grasping a mace with a nest of storks on top of it (top left) and a fallen knight beneath the mace (bottom). Above and below the mark are the words "Allein Gott eer" (above) and "Aller Gewalt von Gott" (below).
A woodcut image, possibly a printer's mark of Johann Schott, depicting God's hand descending from Heaven grasping a mace with a nest of storks on top of it (top left) and a fallen knight beneath the mace (bottom). Four lines of text in German, Latin, Hebrew, and Greek, surround the image: "Aller Gewalt von Gott" (top), ": מרשךרם חשפסך בנר אךם" (right), "Parcere Subiectis, & debellare Superbos" (bottom), "πἃδα ψυχη' έξουσί'αισ ύπερεχούδαισ ύποταδδε'ολω" (left).
A woodcut image, possibly a printer's mark of Johann Schott, depicting God's hand descending from Heaven grasping a mace with a nest of storks on top of it (top left) and a fallen knight beneath the mace (bottom). Four lines of text in German, Latin, Hebrew, and Greek, surround the image: "Aller Gewalt von Gott" (top), ": מרשךרם חשפסך בנר אךם" (right), "Parcere Subiectis, & debellare Superbos" (bottom), "πἃδα ψυχη' έξουσί'αισ ύπερεχούδαισ ύποταδδε'ολω" (left).
A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) runing a lance through a knight wearing armor. An hourglass, the reminder of human mortality, lies overturned at their feet. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Job 34 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) runing a lance through a knight wearing armor. An hourglass, the reminder of human mortality, lies overturned at their feet. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Job 34 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).