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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".
    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".
    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".
    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.
    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".
    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".
    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".
    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.
    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.
    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".
    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).
    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.
    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".
    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".
    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.
    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.
    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".
    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.
    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).
    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".
    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".
    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".
    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".
  • An engraved frontispiece of Histoire des conclaves depuis Clement V. jusqu'à present, augmentée, depuis la première édition, de plusieurs mémoires concernans le pape & les cardinaux d'aujourdhui, & les principales familles de Rome : où l'on apprend quantité de particularitez de cette cour. Avec un discours qui explique, suivant le taille douce, toutes les cérémonies qui s'observent depuis la mort du pape, jusqu'après l'élection de son successeur. The engraving depicts four Swiss Guards standing in front of a decorated archway which features a crest with the crossed keys of the papacy depicting a dove as the Holy Spirit, above which is a banner reading "SEDE VACANTE." Through the archway, St. Peter's Square is visible as is the Vatican Obelisk.
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    Histoire des Conclaves Frontispiece

    An engraved frontispiece of Histoire des conclaves depuis Clement V. jusqu'à present, augmentée, depuis la première édition, de plusieurs mémoires concernans le pape & les cardinaux d'aujourdhui, & les principales familles de Rome : où l'on apprend quantité de particularitez de cette cour. Avec un discours qui explique, suivant le taille douce, toutes les cérémonies qui s'observent depuis la mort du pape, jusqu'après l'élection de son successeur.
    Date Issued or Published
    1694
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved frontispiece of Histoire des conclaves depuis Clement V. jusqu'à present, augmentée, depuis la première édition, de plusieurs mémoires concernans le pape & les cardinaux d'aujourdhui, & les principales familles de Rome : où l'on apprend quantité de particularitez de cette cour. Avec un discours qui explique, suivant le taille douce, toutes les cérémonies qui s'observent depuis la mort du pape, jusqu'après l'élection de son successeur.
  • 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.
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    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.
    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.
  • An engraved border to Descrizione di Roma moderna formata nvovamente. The engraving depicts a pair of figures, one holding a cross and chalice and the other holding an anchor flanking a crest with three bees (the Barberini family) crowned by a galero (bottom), a pair of cherubs with shields (one with the papal keys and the other with S.P.Q.R. on it) flanking a platform with the title inscribed (middle), and a figure in armor holding a spear and a papal crown and flanked by a basilica and various Catholic vestments and acoutremont on the left and a wolf nursing two babies and Roman armor and standards on the right (top).
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    Historiated title page border of Descrizione di Roma moderna formata nvovamente

    An engraved border to Descrizione di Roma moderna formata nvovamente. The engraving depicts a pair of figures, one holding a cross and chalice and the other holding an anchor flanking a crest with three bees (the Barberini family) crowned by a galero (bottom), a pair of cherubs with shields (one with the papal keys and the other with S.P.Q.R.
    Date Issued or Published
    1697
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved border to Descrizione di Roma moderna formata nvovamente. The engraving depicts a pair of figures, one holding a cross and chalice and the other holding an anchor flanking a crest with three bees (the Barberini family) crowned by a galero (bottom), a pair of cherubs with shields (one with the papal keys and the other with S.P.Q.R.
  • An engraved title page to Onuphrii Panuinii Veronensis Fratris Eremitae Augustiniani. XXVII. Pontificum Maximorum elogia et imagines. The engraving depicts a sculpted building facade including a base with two coats of arms and an illustration of a stork standing before a desert city (bottom); two columns with a two coats of arms and four icons featuring a peacock, anvil, burning barrel, and an obelisk (sides); and at the top, two papal crests flanking a woman holding a cross and the Keys of Heaven, while above her is a dove representing the Holy Spirit.
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    Historiated title page border of Onuphrii Panuinii Veronensis Fratris Eremitae Augustiniani. XXVII. Pontificum Maximorum elogia et imagines

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved title page to Onuphrii Panuinii Veronensis Fratris Eremitae Augustiniani. XXVII. Pontificum Maximorum elogia et imagines. The engraving depicts a sculpted building facade including a base with two coats of arms and an illustration of a stork standing before a desert city (bottom); two columns with a two coats of arms and four icons featuring a peacock, anvil, burning barrel, and an obelisk (sides); and at the top, two papal crests flanking a woman holding a cross and the Keys of Heaven, while above her is a dove representing the Holy Spirit.
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved title page to Onuphrii Panuinii Veronensis Fratris Eremitae Augustiniani. XXVII. Pontificum Maximorum elogia et imagines. The engraving depicts a sculpted building facade including a base with two coats of arms and an illustration of a stork standing before a desert city (bottom); two columns with a two coats of arms and four icons featuring a peacock, anvil, burning barrel, and an obelisk (sides); and at the top, two papal crests flanking a woman holding a cross and the Keys of Heaven, while above her is a dove representing the Holy Spirit.
  • A woodcut border to Augustin von Alveldt's Widder Luthers trostung ann die Christen zu Hall : vber er Georgen yhres Predigers todt, szo viel die entpfahung des hochwirdigen Sacraments belangt printed in 1528. The border consists of a single wood cut depicting a pair of columns, one with bulls heads (sides), a pair of cherubs holding the coat of arms of Dresden (bottom), and an arch decorated with floral designs (top).
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    Historiated title page border of Widder Luthers trostung ann die Christen zu Hall : vber er Georgen yhres Predigers todt, szo viel die entpfahung des hochwirdigen Sacraments belangt

    A woodcut border to Augustin von Alveldt's Widder Luthers trostung ann die Christen zu Hall : vber er Georgen yhres Predigers todt, szo viel die entpfahung des hochwirdigen Sacraments belangt printed in 1528. The border consists of a single wood cut depicting a pair of columns, one with bulls heads (sides), a pair of cherubs holding the coat of arms of Dresden (bottom), and an arch decorated with floral designs (top).
    Date Issued or Published
    1528
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border to Augustin von Alveldt's Widder Luthers trostung ann die Christen zu Hall : vber er Georgen yhres Predigers todt, szo viel die entpfahung des hochwirdigen Sacraments belangt printed in 1528. The border consists of a single wood cut depicting a pair of columns, one with bulls heads (sides), a pair of cherubs holding the coat of arms of Dresden (bottom), and an arch decorated with floral designs (top).
  • 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. To the left of the main image is a man in full armor labeled "Theodorus", while on the right there is another man in armor labeled "Alexander".
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    Historiated title page of Johann Eck's Chrysopassus

    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.
    Date Issued or Published
    1514
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    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 Ain Sermon Secundum Matheum printed in 1522. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts an architectural arch or nice decorated with plant motifs. Within the border and below the title, a cherub is depicted holding the Electoral Arms of Saxony (left) and the Ducal Arms of Saxony (right).
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    Historiated title page of Luther's Ain Sermon Secundum Matheum

    A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Ain Sermon Secundum Matheum printed in 1522. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts an architectural arch or nice decorated with plant motifs. Within the border and below the title, a cherub is depicted holding the Electoral Arms of Saxony (left) and the Ducal Arms of Saxony (right).
    Date Issued or Published
    1522
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Ain Sermon Secundum Matheum printed in 1522. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts an architectural arch or nice decorated with plant motifs. Within the border and below the title, a cherub is depicted holding the Electoral Arms of Saxony (left) and the Ducal Arms of Saxony (right).
  • A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's De captivitate babylonica ecclesiae printed in 1520. The border is comprised of a single woodcut. At the bottom, there is a crest with the Brazen Serpent coiled around a cross with two men pulling it from either side. On the sides, there are two plinths, cherubs, and riders atop a pair of centaur-like figures. At the top, there is another crest featuring two towers and a striped shield.
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    Historiated title page of Luther's De captivitate babylonica ecclesiae

    Cranach, Hans, -1537
    A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's De captivitate babylonica ecclesiae printed in 1520. The border is comprised of a single woodcut. At the bottom, there is a crest with the Brazen Serpent coiled around a cross with two men pulling it from either side. On the sides, there are two plinths, cherubs, and riders atop a pair of centaur-like figures. At the top, there is another crest featuring two towers and a striped shield.
    Date Issued or Published
    1520
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's De captivitate babylonica ecclesiae printed in 1520. The border is comprised of a single woodcut. At the bottom, there is a crest with the Brazen Serpent coiled around a cross with two men pulling it from either side. On the sides, there are two plinths, cherubs, and riders atop a pair of centaur-like figures. At the top, there is another crest featuring two towers and a striped shield.
  • A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's De votis monasticis judicium printed in 1522. The border is printed as a single woodcut and depicts an archway with cherubs playing the drum and flute (top), and cherubs holding the Electoral Arms of Saxony (left) and the Ducal Arms of Saxony (right).
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    Historiated title page of Luther's De votis monasticis judivium

    A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's De votis monasticis judicium printed in 1522. The border is printed as a single woodcut and depicts an archway with cherubs playing the drum and flute (top), and cherubs holding the Electoral Arms of Saxony (left) and the Ducal Arms of Saxony (right).
    Date Issued or Published
    1522
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's De votis monasticis judicium printed in 1522. The border is printed as a single woodcut and depicts an archway with cherubs playing the drum and flute (top), and cherubs holding the Electoral Arms of Saxony (left) and the Ducal Arms of Saxony (right).
  • A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Uom Missbrauch der Messen printed in 1522. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a male (?) and female siren flanking a blank crest (top), a man dressed in travelling clothes with a squirrel on his shoulder and a string of beads, possibly a rosary, in his hand (left), a man in a loin cloth and tall boots(?) drinking from a long-necked bottle (mead?) and holding a fist full of sticks while surrounded by bees (right), and two dragon- or eagle-headed ornaments flanking a crest with two towers, possibly a simplified version of the Wittenberg coat of arms (bottom).
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    Historiated title page of Luther's Uom Missbrauch der Messen

    A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Uom Missbrauch der Messen printed in 1522.
    Date Issued or Published
    1522
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Uom Missbrauch der Messen printed in 1522.
  • A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Uom Missbrauch der Messen printed in 1522. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a male (?) and female siren flanking a blank crest (top), a man dressed in travelling clothes with a squirrel on his shoulder and a string of beads, possibly a rosary, in his hand (left), a man in a loin cloth and tall boots(?) drinking from a long-necked bottle (mead?) and holding a fist full of sticks while surrounded by bees (right), and two dragon- or eagle-headed ornaments flanking a crest with two towers, possibly a simplified version of the Wittenberg coat of arms (bottom).
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    Historiated title page of Luther's Uom Missbrauch der Messen

    A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Uom Missbrauch der Messen printed in 1522.
    Date Issued or Published
    1522
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Uom Missbrauch der Messen printed in 1522.
  • A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Vom ehelichen Leben printed in 1522. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a male (?) and female siren flanking a blank crest (top), a man dressed in travelling clothes with a squirrel on his shoulder and a string of beads, possibly a rosary, in his hand (left), a man in a loin cloth and tall boots(?) drinking from a long-necked bottle (mead?) and holding a fist full of sticks while surrounded by bees (right), and two dragon- or eagle-headed ornaments flanking a crest with two towers, possibly a simplified version of the Wittenberg coat of arms (bottom).
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    Historiated title page of Luther's Vom ehelichen Leben

    A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Vom ehelichen Leben printed in 1522.
    Date Issued or Published
    1522
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Vom ehelichen Leben printed in 1522.
  • A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Vom ehelichen Leben printed in 1522. The border is composed of a single woodcut and depicts a male (?) and female siren flanking a blank crest (top), a man dressed in travelling clothes with a squirrel on his shoulder and a string of beads, possibly a rosary, in his hand (left), a man in a loin cloth and tall boots(?) drinking from a long-necked bottle (mead?) and holding a fist full of sticks while surrounded by bees (right), and two dragon- or eagle-headed ornaments flanking a crest with two towers, possibly a simplified version of the Wittenberg coat of arms (bottom).
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    Historiated title page of Luther's Vom ehelichen Leben

    A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Vom ehelichen Leben printed in 1522.
    Date Issued or Published
    1522
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Vom ehelichen Leben printed in 1522.
  • A woodcut border on the title page of Johann Eck's pamphlet in support of Hieronymus Emser printed in 1519. The entire border is created using four different woodcuts on each side. The bottom woodcut features a pair of cherubs holding up the coat of arms of Chemintz (possibly a reversed coat of arms of Leipzig). The left hand woodcut includes a cherub holding up a decorative stand upon which is a man battling a boar. The right hand woodcut includes a bent over cherub supporting a decorative stand on top of which stands a drummer. The topmost woodcut includes an owl flanked by five smaller birds and a banner reading "MHAV."
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    Historiated title page to Johann Eck's pamphlet in support of Hieronymus Emser

    A woodcut border on the title page of Johann Eck's pamphlet in support of Hieronymus Emser printed in 1519. The entire border is created using four different woodcuts on each side. The bottom woodcut features a pair of cherubs holding up the coat of arms of Chemintz (possibly a reversed coat of arms of Leipzig). The left hand woodcut includes a cherub holding up a decorative stand upon which is a man battling a boar. The right hand woodcut includes a bent over cherub supporting a decorative stand on top of which stands a drummer.
    Date Issued or Published
    1519
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut border on the title page of Johann Eck's pamphlet in support of Hieronymus Emser printed in 1519. The entire border is created using four different woodcuts on each side. The bottom woodcut features a pair of cherubs holding up the coat of arms of Chemintz (possibly a reversed coat of arms of Leipzig). The left hand woodcut includes a cherub holding up a decorative stand upon which is a man battling a boar. The right hand woodcut includes a bent over cherub supporting a decorative stand on top of which stands a drummer.
  • This large-format broadside was probably issued to commemorate and popularize the canonization of Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) in November of 1610. Borromeo was a crucial interlocutor during the final sessions of the Council of Trent and also undertook many reforming practices while serving as the Archbishop of Milan. Although the engraving was printed in Antwerp, the text including the detailed captions demonstrate that it was intended for an Italian audience. Several of the vignettes depict Borromeo’s heroic behavior during the plague of 1576-78, during which he donated much of his personal wealth and personally administered the Sacrament to dying plague victims.
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    Il vero ritratto, la vita, morte, fatti, et miracoli di Santo Carolo Borromeo

    Jode, Pieter de, 1606-approximately 1674
    This large-format broadside was probably issued to commemorate and popularize the canonization of Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) in November of 1610. Borromeo was a crucial interlocutor during the final sessions of the Council of Trent and also undertook many reforming practices while serving as the Archbishop of Milan. Although the engraving was printed in Antwerp, the text including the detailed captions demonstrate that it was intended for an Italian audience.
    Date Issued or Published
    1610/1674
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    This large-format broadside was probably issued to commemorate and popularize the canonization of Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) in November of 1610. Borromeo was a crucial interlocutor during the final sessions of the Council of Trent and also undertook many reforming practices while serving as the Archbishop of Milan. Although the engraving was printed in Antwerp, the text including the detailed captions demonstrate that it was intended for an Italian audience.
  • An illuminated page from the 1470 printing of De evangelica praeparatione by Eusebius of Caesarea. The illuminations include an initial letter "E", floral boarder decorations, and a coat of arms featuring a hart surrounded by a laurel wreath. The illuminations are done in green, purple, black, blue, and red coloring with additional gold accents.
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    Illuminated introduction page to De euangelica praeparatione by Eusebius of Caesarea

    An illuminated page from the 1470 printing of De evangelica praeparatione by Eusebius of Caesarea. The illuminations include an initial letter "E", floral boarder decorations, and a coat of arms featuring a hart surrounded by a laurel wreath. The illuminations are done in green, purple, black, blue, and red coloring with additional gold accents.
    Date Issued or Published
    1470
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An illuminated page from the 1470 printing of De evangelica praeparatione by Eusebius of Caesarea. The illuminations include an initial letter "E", floral boarder decorations, and a coat of arms featuring a hart surrounded by a laurel wreath. The illuminations are done in green, purple, black, blue, and red coloring with additional gold accents.
  • An illuminated page from the 1480 printed edition of the Letters of Saint Jerome. The illumination includes an initial letter "P" surrounded by floral decorations and surrounding an image of Saint Jerome holding a book. At the bottom of the page is an illumination showing a crest, which features a wolf, surrounded by a laurel wreath bound on the top, bottom, left, and right with decorative string. The illumination uses blue, red, green, brown, and black color with gold accents.
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    Illuminated page from the Letters of Saint Jerome

    An illuminated page from the 1480 printed edition of the Letters of Saint Jerome. The illumination includes an initial letter "P" surrounded by floral decorations and surrounding an image of Saint Jerome holding a book. At the bottom of the page is an illumination showing a crest, which features a wolf, surrounded by a laurel wreath bound on the top, bottom, left, and right with decorative string. The illumination uses blue, red, green, brown, and black color with gold accents.
    Date Issued or Published
    1480
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An illuminated page from the 1480 printed edition of the Letters of Saint Jerome. The illumination includes an initial letter "P" surrounded by floral decorations and surrounding an image of Saint Jerome holding a book. At the bottom of the page is an illumination showing a crest, which features a wolf, surrounded by a laurel wreath bound on the top, bottom, left, and right with decorative string. The illumination uses blue, red, green, brown, and black color with gold accents.
  • An illuminated page from the 1487 printing of Sabellico's Decades rerum Venetarum. The illumination includes an initial letter "Q" and decorative border composed of several generic floral patterns, a flowering pear tree branch with a bird perched on it, two different types of flowers, and a coat of arms featuring an eagle, angel, and possibly a swallow. The illumination is done in pink, yellow, black, brown, green, red, and blue color with gold accents.
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    Illuminated page from the Liber Primus of Sabellico's Decades rerum Venetarum

    An illuminated page from the 1487 printing of Sabellico's Decades rerum Venetarum. The illumination includes an initial letter "Q" and decorative border composed of several generic floral patterns, a flowering pear tree branch with a bird perched on it, two different types of flowers, and a coat of arms featuring an eagle, angel, and possibly a swallow. The illumination is done in pink, yellow, black, brown, green, red, and blue color with gold accents.
    Date Issued or Published
    1487
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An illuminated page from the 1487 printing of Sabellico's Decades rerum Venetarum. The illumination includes an initial letter "Q" and decorative border composed of several generic floral patterns, a flowering pear tree branch with a bird perched on it, two different types of flowers, and a coat of arms featuring an eagle, angel, and possibly a swallow. The illumination is done in pink, yellow, black, brown, green, red, and blue color with gold accents.
  • An illuminated page from a 1497 printed edition of the Pontificale Romanum. The illumination includes an initial letter "P" with a full floral border featuring a coat of arms ringed in a laurel wreath in the bottom margin. The illumination is done in red, blue, green, yellow, and black color.
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    Illuminated page from the Pontificale Romanum

    An illuminated page from a 1497 printed edition of the Pontificale Romanum. The illumination includes an initial letter "P" with a full floral border featuring a coat of arms ringed in a laurel wreath in the bottom margin. The illumination is done in red, blue, green, yellow, and black color.
    Date Issued or Published
    1497
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An illuminated page from a 1497 printed edition of the Pontificale Romanum. The illumination includes an initial letter "P" with a full floral border featuring a coat of arms ringed in a laurel wreath in the bottom margin. The illumination is done in red, blue, green, yellow, and black color.
  • An illuminated page from the first sermon in the 1472 printing of Roberto Caracciolo's Sermones quadragesimales de poenitentia. The illumination includes an initial letter "M" with accompanying floral imagery. At the bottom of the page is a coat of arms bearing a griffin surrounded by a laurel wreath. The illumination is done in red, green, blue, and black color with gold accents.
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    Illuminated page from the first sermon in Sermones quadragesimales de poenitentia by Roberto Caracciolo

    An illuminated page from the first sermon in the 1472 printing of Roberto Caracciolo's Sermones quadragesimales de poenitentia. The illumination includes an initial letter "M" with accompanying floral imagery. At the bottom of the page is a coat of arms bearing a griffin surrounded by a laurel wreath. The illumination is done in red, green, blue, and black color with gold accents.
    Date Issued or Published
    1472
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An illuminated page from the first sermon in the 1472 printing of Roberto Caracciolo's Sermones quadragesimales de poenitentia. The illumination includes an initial letter "M" with accompanying floral imagery. At the bottom of the page is a coat of arms bearing a griffin surrounded by a laurel wreath. The illumination is done in red, green, blue, and black color with gold accents.
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Innocent VIII, who sat as pope from 1484-1492. The portrait shows Innocent VIII wearing simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "INNOCENTIVS. VIII. PAPA. GENVENSIS".
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    Innocentius VIII Papa Genuensis

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Innocent VIII, who sat as pope from 1484-1492. The portrait shows Innocent VIII wearing simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "INNOCENTIVS. VIII. PAPA. GENVENSIS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Innocent VIII, who sat as pope from 1484-1492. The portrait shows Innocent VIII wearing simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "INNOCENTIVS. VIII. PAPA. GENVENSIS".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Innocent VII, who sat as pope from 1404-1406. The portrait shows Innocent VII wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "INNOCENTIVS. VII. PAPA. SVLMONENSIS".
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    Innocentus VII Papa Sulmonensis

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Innocent VII, who sat as pope from 1404-1406. The portrait shows Innocent VII wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "INNOCENTIVS. VII. PAPA. SVLMONENSIS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Innocent VII, who sat as pope from 1404-1406. The portrait shows Innocent VII wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "INNOCENTIVS. VII. PAPA. SVLMONENSIS".
  • An engraved portrait of Antipope John XXIII, who was elected by the Council of Pisa during the Western Schism and held the office from 1410-1415. The portrait shows John XXIII wearing a bishop's miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "IOANNES. XXIII. PAPA. NEAPOLITANVS".
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    Ioannes XXIII Papa Neapolitanus

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Antipope John XXIII, who was elected by the Council of Pisa during the Western Schism and held the office from 1410-1415. The portrait shows John XXIII wearing a bishop's miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "IOANNES. XXIII. PAPA. NEAPOLITANVS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Antipope John XXIII, who was elected by the Council of Pisa during the Western Schism and held the office from 1410-1415. The portrait shows John XXIII wearing a bishop's miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "IOANNES. XXIII. PAPA. NEAPOLITANVS".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Julius II, who sat as pope from 1503-1513. The portrait shows Julius II sitting in a chair with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "IVLIVS. II. PAPA. SAVONENSIS. LIGVR".
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    Iulius II Papa Savonensis Ligur

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Julius II, who sat as pope from 1503-1513. The portrait shows Julius II sitting in a chair with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "IVLIVS. II. PAPA. SAVONENSIS. LIGVR".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Julius II, who sat as pope from 1503-1513. The portrait shows Julius II sitting in a chair with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "IVLIVS. II. PAPA. SAVONENSIS. LIGVR".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Julius III, who sat as pope from 1550-1555. The portrait shows Julius III wearing a simple miter and vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "IVLIVS. III. PAPA. ARRETINVS".
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    Iulius III Papa Arretinus

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Julius III, who sat as pope from 1550-1555. The portrait shows Julius III wearing a simple miter and vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "IVLIVS. III. PAPA. ARRETINVS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Julius III, who sat as pope from 1550-1555. The portrait shows Julius III wearing a simple miter and vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "IVLIVS. III. PAPA. ARRETINVS".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Leo X, who sat as pope from 1513-1521. The portrait shows Leo X wearing a simple miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "LEO. X. PAPA. FLORENTINVS".
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    Leo X Papa Florentinus

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Leo X, who sat as pope from 1513-1521. The portrait shows Leo X wearing a simple miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "LEO. X. PAPA. FLORENTINVS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Leo X, who sat as pope from 1513-1521. The portrait shows Leo X wearing a simple miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "LEO. X. PAPA. FLORENTINVS".
  • An engraving depicting facsimiles of items a pilgrim may recieve from the Pope during a Jubilee year. In the center of the engraving is the sheet that the pope would give to pilgrims with an Agnus Dei (a wax medallion imprinted with the Lamb of God) upon coming to one of the basilicas that grants indulgence during a Jubilee year. The sheet in this engraving bears the coat of arms of Pope Alexander VII and the image of the Agnus Dei, surrounded by the Latin motto “Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis” (“Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us”). Around the pope’s sheet are a scapular, two rosaries, a medal of St. Benedict, bread of St. Genevieve, a single-decade rosary, and a rosary ring.
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    Les Vertus de L'Agnus Dei

    Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
    An engraving depicting facsimiles of items a pilgrim may recieve from the Pope during a Jubilee year. In the center of the engraving is the sheet that the pope would give to pilgrims with an Agnus Dei (a wax medallion imprinted with the Lamb of God) upon coming to one of the basilicas that grants indulgence during a Jubilee year. The sheet in this engraving bears the coat of arms of Pope Alexander VII and the image of the Agnus Dei, surrounded by the Latin motto “Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis” (“Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us”).
    Date Issued or Published
    1741
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting facsimiles of items a pilgrim may recieve from the Pope during a Jubilee year. In the center of the engraving is the sheet that the pope would give to pilgrims with an Agnus Dei (a wax medallion imprinted with the Lamb of God) upon coming to one of the basilicas that grants indulgence during a Jubilee year. The sheet in this engraving bears the coat of arms of Pope Alexander VII and the image of the Agnus Dei, surrounded by the Latin motto “Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis” (“Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us”).
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Marcellus II, who sat as pope in 1555. The portrait shows Marcellus II wearing elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "MARCELLVS. II. PAPA. POLITIANENSIS. TVSCVS".
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    Marcellus II Papa Politianensis Tuscus

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Marcellus II, who sat as pope in 1555. The portrait shows Marcellus II wearing elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "MARCELLVS. II. PAPA. POLITIANENSIS. TVSCVS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Marcellus II, who sat as pope in 1555. The portrait shows Marcellus II wearing elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "MARCELLVS. II. PAPA. POLITIANENSIS. TVSCVS".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Martin V, who sat as pope from 1417-1431. The portrait shows Martin V wearing a simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "MARTINVS. V. PAPA. ROMANVS".
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    Martinus V Papa Romanus

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Martin V, who sat as pope from 1417-1431. The portrait shows Martin V wearing a simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "MARTINVS. V. PAPA. ROMANVS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Martin V, who sat as pope from 1417-1431. The portrait shows Martin V wearing a simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "MARTINVS. V. PAPA. ROMANVS".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Nicholas V, who sat as pope from 1447-1455. The portrait shows Nicholas V wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "NICOLAVS. V. PAPA. SERGIANENSIS".
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    Nicolaus V Papa Sergianensis

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Nicholas V, who sat as pope from 1447-1455. The portrait shows Nicholas V wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "NICOLAVS. V. PAPA. SERGIANENSIS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Nicholas V, who sat as pope from 1447-1455. The portrait shows Nicholas V wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "NICOLAVS. V. PAPA. SERGIANENSIS".
  • An engraving depicting detailed representations of the four sides of the Obelisk of Domitian, which had been moved by Pope Innocent X from the Via Appia to his family home, the Palazzo Pamphilj. Between the four sides, there is a small representation of the obelisk with a decorative ribbon proclaiming it the "Obelisus Pamphilius" (bottom), a cherub holding a pair of medallions with a portrait of Innocent X (left) and the obelisk (right) (middle), and an angel lying on a cloud supporting Innocent X's coat of arms.
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    Obeliscus Pamphilius

    An engraving depicting detailed representations of the four sides of the Obelisk of Domitian, which had been moved by Pope Innocent X from the Via Appia to his family home, the Palazzo Pamphilj. Between the four sides, there is a small representation of the obelisk with a decorative ribbon proclaiming it the "Obelisus Pamphilius" (bottom), a cherub holding a pair of medallions with a portrait of Innocent X (left) and the obelisk (right) (middle), and an angel lying on a cloud supporting Innocent X's coat of arms.
    Date Issued or Published
    1650
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting detailed representations of the four sides of the Obelisk of Domitian, which had been moved by Pope Innocent X from the Via Appia to his family home, the Palazzo Pamphilj. Between the four sides, there is a small representation of the obelisk with a decorative ribbon proclaiming it the "Obelisus Pamphilius" (bottom), a cherub holding a pair of medallions with a portrait of Innocent X (left) and the obelisk (right) (middle), and an angel lying on a cloud supporting Innocent X's coat of arms.
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Paul II, who sat as pope from 1464-1471. The portrait shows Paul II wearing elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "PAVLVS. II. PAPA. VENETVS".
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    Paulus II Papa Venetus

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Paul II, who sat as pope from 1464-1471. The portrait shows Paul II wearing elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "PAVLVS. II. PAPA. VENETVS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Paul II, who sat as pope from 1464-1471. The portrait shows Paul II wearing elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "PAVLVS. II. PAPA. VENETVS".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Paul III, who sat as pope from 1534-1549. The portrait shows Paul III wearing simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PAVLVS. III. PONT. OPT. MAX".
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    Paulus III Pont. Opt. Max.

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Paul III, who sat as pope from 1534-1549. The portrait shows Paul III wearing simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PAVLVS. III. PONT. OPT. MAX".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Paul III, who sat as pope from 1534-1549. The portrait shows Paul III wearing simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PAVLVS. III. PONT. OPT. MAX".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Paul IV, who sat as pope from 1555-1559. The portrait shows Paul IV wearing a simple miter and vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PAVLVS. IV. PAPA. NEAPOLITANVS".
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    Paulus IV Papa Neapolitanus

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Paul IV, who sat as pope from 1555-1559. The portrait shows Paul IV wearing a simple miter and vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PAVLVS. IV. PAPA. NEAPOLITANVS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Paul IV, who sat as pope from 1555-1559. The portrait shows Paul IV wearing a simple miter and vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PAVLVS. IV. PAPA. NEAPOLITANVS".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Pius II, who sat as pope from 1458-1464. The portrait shows Pius II wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PIVS. II. PAPA. SENENSIS".
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    Pius II Papa Senensis

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Pius II, who sat as pope from 1458-1464. The portrait shows Pius II wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PIVS. II. PAPA. SENENSIS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Pius II, who sat as pope from 1458-1464. The portrait shows Pius II wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PIVS. II. PAPA. SENENSIS".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Pius III, who sat as pope in 1503. The portrait shows Pius III wearing a simple miter with elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PIVS. III. PAPA. SENENSIS".
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    Pius III Papa Senensis

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Pius III, who sat as pope in 1503. The portrait shows Pius III wearing a simple miter with elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PIVS. III. PAPA. SENENSIS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Pius III, who sat as pope in 1503. The portrait shows Pius III wearing a simple miter with elaborate vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PIVS. III. PAPA. SENENSIS".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Pius IV, who sat as pope from 1559-1565. The portrait shows Pius IV wearing a simple miter and vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PIVS. IV. PAPA. MEDIOLANENSIS".
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    Pius IV Papa Mediolanensis

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Pius IV, who sat as pope from 1559-1565. The portrait shows Pius IV wearing a simple miter and vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PIVS. IV. PAPA. MEDIOLANENSIS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Pius IV, who sat as pope from 1559-1565. The portrait shows Pius IV wearing a simple miter and vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PIVS. IV. PAPA. MEDIOLANENSIS".
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Pius V, who sat as pope from 1566-1572. The portrait shows Pius V wearing simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PIVS. V. PAPA. ALEXANDRINVS".
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    Pius V Papa Alexandrinus

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Pius V, who sat as pope from 1566-1572. The portrait shows Pius V wearing simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PIVS. V. PAPA. ALEXANDRINVS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Pius V, who sat as pope from 1566-1572. The portrait shows Pius V wearing simple vestments with his coat of arms featured in the upper left corner. The portrait is labeled "PIVS. V. PAPA. ALEXANDRINVS".
  • Engraved title vignette, and other engravings.
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    Plan du Conclave et Description des Solomnités, qui s'observent à Rome aprés la mort d'un Pape, et pour l'Election d'un Successeur

    Engraved title vignette, and other engravings.
    Date Created
    1694
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    Engraved title vignette, and other engravings.
  • A woodcut of Pope Leo X's coat of arms, appearing on the title page of the official papal bull excommunicating Martin Luther. The coat of arms features the crossed keys to the kingdom of Heaven and the Papal crown, the traditional symbols of the Papacy, and the coat of arms of the Medici family, to which Pope Leo X belonged.
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    Pope Leo X's Coat of Arms

    A woodcut of Pope Leo X's coat of arms, appearing on the title page of the official papal bull excommunicating Martin Luther. The coat of arms features the crossed keys to the kingdom of Heaven and the Papal crown, the traditional symbols of the Papacy, and the coat of arms of the Medici family, to which Pope Leo X belonged.
    Date Issued or Published
    1520
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut of Pope Leo X's coat of arms, appearing on the title page of the official papal bull excommunicating Martin Luther. The coat of arms features the crossed keys to the kingdom of Heaven and the Papal crown, the traditional symbols of the Papacy, and the coat of arms of the Medici family, to which Pope Leo X belonged.
  • A woodcut portrait of Ulrich van Hutten dressed in armor and wearing a laurel crown. Below the portrait is the motto "IACTA EST ALEA," translated as "the die is cast." In the four corners of the portrait are coats of arms.
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    Portrait of Ulrich von Hutten

    A woodcut portrait of Ulrich van Hutten dressed in armor and wearing a laurel crown. Below the portrait is the motto "IACTA EST ALEA," translated as "the die is cast." In the four corners of the portrait are coats of arms.
    Date Issued or Published
    1523
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut portrait of Ulrich van Hutten dressed in armor and wearing a laurel crown. Below the portrait is the motto "IACTA EST ALEA," translated as "the die is cast." In the four corners of the portrait are coats of arms.
  • An engraving depicting a portrait of Sigismond, the Holy Roman Emperor, as a medallion hanging on a platform above a his coat of arms.
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    Sigismond Empereur, Roy de Boheme et de Hongrie

    Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
    An engraving depicting a portrait of Sigismond, the Holy Roman Emperor, as a medallion hanging on a platform above a his coat of arms.
    Date Issued or Published
    1714
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting a portrait of Sigismond, the Holy Roman Emperor, as a medallion hanging on a platform above a his coat of arms.
  • An engraving depicting a portrait of St. Bridget of Sweden above a crosier, a coat of arms bearing a cross, and an image of Jesus appearing to her to convey the number of blows he suffered during the Passion.
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    Ste. Brigitte, Canoniseé au Concile

    Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
    An engraving depicting a portrait of St. Bridget of Sweden above a crosier, a coat of arms bearing a cross, and an image of Jesus appearing to her to convey the number of blows he suffered during the Passion.
    Date Issued or Published
    1714
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting a portrait of St. Bridget of Sweden above a crosier, a coat of arms bearing a cross, and an image of Jesus appearing to her to convey the number of blows he suffered during the Passion.
  • A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) dressed as a laborer preparing to hit a count with the symbol of his authority: his family coat of arms. The objects and ornaments of his coat of arms are seen scattered on the ground. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Psalms 48 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
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    The Count

    Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543
    A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) dressed as a laborer preparing to hit a count with the symbol of his authority: his family coat of arms. The objects and ornaments of his coat of arms are seen scattered on the ground. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Psalms 48 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
    Date Issued or Published
    1547
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) dressed as a laborer preparing to hit a count with the symbol of his authority: his family coat of arms. The objects and ornaments of his coat of arms are seen scattered on the ground. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Psalms 48 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Urban VI, who sat as pope from 1378-1389. The portrait shows Urban VI wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "VRBANUS. VI. PAPA. NEAPOLITANVS".
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    Urbanus VI Papa Neapolitanus

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Urban VI, who sat as pope from 1378-1389. The portrait shows Urban VI wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "VRBANUS. VI. PAPA. NEAPOLITANVS".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Urban VI, who sat as pope from 1378-1389. The portrait shows Urban VI wearing a papal miter with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "VRBANUS. VI. PAPA. NEAPOLITANVS".
  • A woodcut depicting a "Wild Man", or hair-covered man with a crown of plants and carrying a club, with the coat of arms of Leipzig.
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    Wild Man with the Coat of Arms of Leipzig

    A woodcut depicting a "Wild Man", or hair-covered man with a crown of plants and carrying a club, with the coat of arms of Leipzig.
    Date Issued or Published
    1519
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut depicting a "Wild Man", or hair-covered man with a crown of plants and carrying a club, with the coat of arms of Leipzig.
  • An engraved portrait of Pope Sixtus IV, who sat as pope from 1471-1484. The portrait shows Sixtus IV wearing a simple miter and sitting in a chair with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "XYSTVS. IV. PAPA. SAVONENSIS. LIGVR".
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    Xystus IV Papa Savonensis Ligur

    Soye, Philippe de
    An engraved portrait of Pope Sixtus IV, who sat as pope from 1471-1484. The portrait shows Sixtus IV wearing a simple miter and sitting in a chair with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "XYSTVS. IV. PAPA. SAVONENSIS. LIGVR".
    Date Issued or Published
    1568
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved portrait of Pope Sixtus IV, who sat as pope from 1471-1484. The portrait shows Sixtus IV wearing a simple miter and sitting in a chair with his coat of arms featured in the upper right corner. The portrait is labeled "XYSTVS. IV. PAPA. SAVONENSIS. LIGVR".
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