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Historiated title page border of Luther's Dass Jesus Christus ein geborener Jude sei
A woodcut border to Luther's Dass Jesus Christus ein geborener Jude sei printed in 1523. The border is composed of four woodcuts depicting dueling cherubs (top), decorative plant motifs (sides), and two cherubs atop cornucopias (bottom). -
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Possible printer's mark of Johann Schott
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). -
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Martin Luther and the Holy Spirit
Baldung, Hans, -1545A woodcut portrait of Martin Luther dressed in the traditional garb of an Augustinian monk and holding a book, likely a Bible, with a dove above him, representing the Holy Spirit. -
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Historiated title page border of a collection of Luther's sermons
A woodcut border to a collection of Luther's sermons printed in 1523. The border is comprised of a single woodcut and depicts a forest filled with deer, lions, horses, a unicorn, and a pair of cherubs holding rabbits and a shield (bottom). At the top of the woodcut, a dove with a branch in its mouth sits above a pair of decorative dragons above a frame surrounding the title. -
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Floral printer's ornament
A decorative woodcut depicting a floral printer's ornament below the date of printing, "1523." -
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Historiated title page border of Luther's Christmas sermon
A woodcut border to Luther's Christmas sermon printed in 1523. The border is composed of a single woodcut depicting a pair of armed cherubs (top), a cherub, bird, and monkey climbing a pair of grapevines (sides), and a pair of kneeling men flanking the printer's mark of Michel Buchfürer featuring a bull (bottom). -
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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. -
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Medallion portraits of Erasmus, Hutten, Luther, and Melanchthon
A set of three woodcuts: two medallion portraits of Erasmus Desidarius and Ulrich van Hutten and one medallion schematic caricature double portrait of Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon. -
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Historiated title page border of Johannes Faber's anti-Luther tract
A woodcut border to Johannes Faber's anti-Luther tract printed in 1523. The border consists of four woodcuts depicting a cherub with a bow and arrows atop a decorative column (right), a cherub with a ball atop a decorative column (left), a pair of bucrania flanking a shield with the chi-rho and "EC" on it (bottom), and a group of cherubs (top). -
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Historiated title page border of Matthias Blochinger's response to Dominicus Beyer's preaching
A woodcut border to Mattias Blochinger's response to Dominicus Beyer's preaching. The border consists of four separate woodcuts depicting a pair of cherubs dueling (bottom), decorative plant motif (left), a Wild Man or a Green Man (top), and a cherub playing either a violin or viola (right). -
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Initial letter with Moses delivering his farewell
Lemberger, Georg, 1495?-1540?A woodcut initial letter "D" illustrated with the scene of Moses delivering his farewell discourse while God looks down from Heaven. Moses is depicted with horns, a common practice in Western art before the Renaissance. -
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Initial letter with Moses kneeling before God
Lemberger, Georg, 1495?-1540?A woodcut initial letter "U" depicting Moses praying before God in Heaven, who is holding a globus cruciger. Moses is here depicted with horns, which was common before the Renaissance. The shape of the "U" includes two cherubs atop pillars and a bound bird. -
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Initial letter with a sheep on an altar
Lemberger, Georg, 1495?-1540?A woodcut initial letter "U" depicting a woman and a man kneeling before an altar with a sheep on it. The bottom and right curve of the "U" is made from the image of a dragon. -
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Priestly Garments
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting a preist dressed in the vestments described in Exodus 28, including an elaborate ephod and/or breastpiece, a long robe decorated with pomegranates and bells, and a decorated turban. -
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Tabernacle Court Layout
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting the full layout of the Tabernacle court, including the altar of burnt offerings, the bronze laver, and the inner tent with the table, lampstand, altar of incense, and the Ark of the Covanent. -
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Tabernacle's Inner Curtain
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting one of the inner curtains of the Tabernacle, decorated with cherubim in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and displayed in the Tabernacle courtyard. -
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Tabernacle Frame
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting the acacia wood frames with silver bases for the tabernacle. -
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Lampstand and Table with Bread of Presence
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553A woodcut depicting the lampstand, table, and bread of presence surrounded by plates, jugs, and bowls.