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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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Summary: A largely fictitious epic poem about Saint Louis (King Louis IX) and his crusade against the Saracens in Egypt in search of Christ's Crown of Thorns.

Summary: A satire.

Summary: Translation, with additions, of Platina's Vitae pontificum.

Summary: Important description of S. Maria Maggiore in its unaltered Renaissance state, before extensive renovations of Ferdinand Fuga in 1743.

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Summary: Third French edition of Hans Holbein's Totentanz (Dance of Death), the first with 12 new images. The woodcuts were executed by Hans Lützelburger.

Summary: This is a finely executed and rare edition, dealing with the office of the Pope, with special emphasis on the person of St. Peter. Tommaso de Vio, also called Cajetan, taught philosophy and theology at Padua, Pavia, and Rome, and played an important part in the ecclesiastical affairs of the time, urging the cause of reform.

A woodcut depicting an angel gesturing towards the heavenly city of Jerusalem. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.

A woodcut depicting an angel locking the dragon, which represents Satan, into a bottomless pit to be bound for a thousand years. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.

A woodcut depicting the victorious armies of Heaven (top right) routing the opposing forces as the beast is cast into a lake of fire and brimstone. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.

A woodcut depicting two angels announcing the destruction of Babylon and dropping a millstone into the sea while the city itself is seen in flames below. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.

A woodcut depicting the Whore (Harlot) of Babylon atop the red dragon, a golden cup in hand and a Papal crown upon her head. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.