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A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) driving the team of a ploughman. An hour-glass, representing time, hangs from the skeleton’s neck. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Genesis 3 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) driving the team of a ploughman. An hour-glass, representing time, hangs from the skeleton’s neck. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Genesis 3 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

The remains of the Pool of Siloam outside of Jerusalem, where Jesus sent the blind man to wash his eyes.

The remains of the Pool of Siloam outside of Jerusalem, where Jesus sent the blind man to wash his eyes.

A woodcut depicting the Pope wearing the papal triple tiara, crowns a king (the globus cruciger on the ground before him), as cardinals, bishops, skeletons (representing death; one in cardinal's garb), and two flying demons (one with papal decree in hand) look on. The woodcut is accompanied by verses from Joshua 20 and Psalms 108 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting the Pope wearing the papal triple tiara, crowns a king (the globus cruciger on the ground before him), as cardinals, bishops, skeletons (representing death; one in cardinal's garb), and two flying demons (one with papal decree in hand) look on. The woodcut is accompanied by verses from Joshua 20 and Psalms 108 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A pair of woodcuts with captions depicting the body of the Pope lying in state (top) and a depiction of the delivery of a eulogy during the nine official days of mourning following interment, called the Novemdiales (bottom).

A pair of woodcuts with captions depicting the body of the Pope lying in state (top) and a depiction of the delivery of a eulogy during the nine official days of mourning following interment, called the Novemdiales (bottom).

An engraving depicting a scene of the pope (possibly Pope Gregory XIII) enthroned and surrounded by bishops and cardinals, a dove perched on the back of his throne. Surrounding this scene is a series of portraits of saints and biblical figures, including (from top left down, around, and up): Saint Augustine, Saint John, Saint Matthew, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Paul, Pope Gregory I (Saint), Saint Ambrose, Jeremiah, Isaiah, David, Job, Moses, and Saint Jerome.

An engraving depicting a scene of the pope (possibly Pope Gregory XIII) enthroned and surrounded by bishops and cardinals, a dove perched on the back of his throne. Surrounding this scene is a series of portraits of saints and biblical figures, including (from top left down, around, and up): Saint Augustine, Saint John, Saint Matthew, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Paul, Pope Gregory I (Saint), Saint Ambrose, Jeremiah, Isaiah, David, Job, Moses, and Saint Jerome.

A woodcut depicting a preacher speaking to his congregation as a skeleton (= Death) taps on his shoulder holding an hourglass. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Isaiah 5 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a preacher speaking to his congregation as a skeleton (= Death) taps on his shoulder holding an hourglass. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Isaiah 5 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A view of the first pylon leading into the temple at Luxor (Thebes) looking south. A pair of partially exposed statues depicting Ramesses II flank the entrance. Reliefs are carved into the walls of the pylon depicting Ramesses II in battle. Through the gap in the pylon, the minaret of the Abu Haggag Mosque which was established in 640 in a part of the temple previously converted into a Roman church in 395.

A view of the first pylon leading into the temple at Luxor (Thebes) looking south. A pair of partially exposed statues depicting Ramesses II flank the entrance. Reliefs are carved into the walls of the pylon depicting Ramesses II in battle. Through the gap in the pylon, the minaret of the Abu Haggag Mosque which was established in 640 in a part of the temple previously converted into a Roman church in 395.

An interior view of Masjid al-Aqṣá (Al-Aqsa Mosque) showing the Pulpit of Omar.

An interior view of Masjid al-Aqṣá (Al-Aqsa Mosque) showing the Pulpit of Omar.

A woodcut depicting Death, wearing a jester's cap and holding an hourglass, seizing a queen while her attendants struggle to free her from his grip. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Isaiah 32 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting Death, wearing a jester's cap and holding an hourglass, seizing a queen while her attendants struggle to free her from his grip. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Isaiah 32 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) filling a basket with coins from a pile on a table surrounded by chests and sacks as a man attempts to send the skeleton away. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Luke 7 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) filling a basket with coins from a pile on a table surrounded by chests and sacks as a man attempts to send the skeleton away. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Luke 7 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) taking hold of a man who is in the proess of robbing a woman who is carrying a basket of goods. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Isaiah 38 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) taking hold of a man who is in the proess of robbing a woman who is carrying a basket of goods. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Isaiah 38 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

Interior view of the Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Ṣakhrah) showing the sacred rock where the Temple altar previously stood.

Interior view of the Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Ṣakhrah) showing the sacred rock where the Temple altar previously stood.

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) breaking the mast of a ship in a storm as the crew look on in fright. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from 1 Timothy 6 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) breaking the mast of a ship in a storm as the crew look on in fright. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from 1 Timothy 6 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A colorized woodcut by Hans Schäufelein taken from a 16th century devotional work, "Speculum passionis Domini Nostri Ihesu Christi," by the Nuremberg doctor and publisher Ulrich Pinder (1507 PIND), which depicts the scourging of Christ.

A colorized woodcut by Hans Schäufelein taken from a 16th century devotional work, "Speculum passionis Domini Nostri Ihesu Christi," by the Nuremberg doctor and publisher Ulrich Pinder (1507 PIND), which depicts the scourging of Christ.

A woodcut depicting angels pouring out the Seven Plagues, including a plague upon the sun, the air, the rivers and fountains, the earth, the sea, the Euphrates, and the seat of the beast, which is sprewing unclean spirits in the form of frogs. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.

A woodcut depicting angels pouring out the Seven Plagues, including a plague upon the sun, the air, the rivers and fountains, the earth, the sea, the Euphrates, and the seat of the beast, which is sprewing unclean spirits in the form of frogs. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.

A woodcut depicting a man stealing from another's purse as the victim carries on a conversation, representing a violation of the Seventh Commandment (in the Lutheran tradition), "Thou shalt not steal."

A woodcut depicting a man stealing from another's purse as the victim carries on a conversation, representing a violation of the Seventh Commandment (in the Lutheran tradition), "Thou shalt not steal."

A view across the central lowlands, or the Shephelah, from the site of the ancient city of Mareshah.

A view across the central lowlands, or the Shephelah, from the site of the ancient city of Mareshah.

Three engravings depicting the front of the Shroud of Besançon and the front and back of the Shroud of Turin.

Three engravings depicting the front of the Shroud of Besançon and the front and back of the Shroud of Turin.

A woodcut depicting a man and woman in bed together, thereby representing a violation of the Sixth Commandment (in the Lutheran tradition), "Thou shalt not commit adultry."

A woodcut depicting a man and woman in bed together, thereby representing a violation of the Sixth Commandment (in the Lutheran tradition), "Thou shalt not commit adultry."

A woodcut depicting the releasing of four angels bound to the Euphrates to lead an army of lion-mounted warriors to destroy a third of the world's population. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.

A woodcut depicting the releasing of four angels bound to the Euphrates to lead an army of lion-mounted warriors to destroy a third of the world's population. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) dueling a soldier on a battlefields as another skeleton plays a drum in the background. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Luke 11 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) dueling a soldier on a battlefields as another skeleton plays a drum in the background. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Luke 11 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).