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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 initial letter "C" decorated with plants and a fish.

A woodcut initial letter "C" decorated with plants and a fish.

A woodcut initial letter "C" decorated with plants and a fish.

A woodcut initial letter "S" decorated with plants and a fish.

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) being executed as a man and woman look on. In the center is an hourglass, the reminder of human mortality. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Ecclesiastes 7 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting Jesus siting on the earth, surrounded by a cloud of witnesses, for the last judgment. The woodcut is accompanied by verses from Romans 14 and Matthew 28 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a group of putti (cherubs) displaying the spoils of battle (armor). The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Isaiah 53 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a group of putti (cherubs) parading with grapes and vines. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Philippians 3 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a group of putti (cherubs) returning from a hunt. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Lamentations 5 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a putto (cherub) holding a shield and an arrow symbolizing the prohibition given to the Israelites to not go up on the Holy Mountain, or Mount Sinai. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Exodus 19 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting an injured beggar sitting outside the house of a wealthy family, who ignore him. The beggar's hands are pressed together in supplication, but Death is not presence to release him from his misery. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Romans 7 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting two skeletons (= Death) destroy a wagon full of wine barrels while the waggoner looks on in distress. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from 1 Samuel 9 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) leading a blind man by his cane. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Matthew 15 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) playing the bagpipes as he pulls a fool down the road. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Proverbs 7 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) pouring wine into the mouth of one of a group of revelers as one of his companions vomits over the side of the table. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Ephesians 5 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) fighting a demon over one of three gamblers at a table. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Matthew 16 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).

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) taking a child from their home as their mother is in the process of preparing a meal and another child cries after them. An hourglass, the reminder of human mortality, rests on the floor. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Job 14 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).