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

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting angels pouring out the Seven Plagues, including a plague upon the sun, the air, the rivers and fountains, the earth, the sea, the Euphrates, and the seat of the beast, which is sprewing unclean spirits in the form of frogs. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting Jesus seated on a throne and holding a sickle, directing the harvest of grain (bottom right) and that of grapes to be pressed (bottom left). The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The Harvest

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting Jesus seated on a throne and holding a sickle, directing the harvest of grain (bottom right) and that of grapes to be pressed (bottom left). The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting the Lamb of God atop Mount Zion (top) framed by the four beasts described in Ezekiel 1, harpers, and angels holding a book, while below them the city of Babylon is destroyed (bottom). The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The Lamb on Mount Zion, the New Song, and the Three Angels

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting the Lamb of God atop Mount Zion (top) framed by the four beasts described in Ezekiel 1, harpers, and angels holding a book, while below them the city of Babylon is destroyed (bottom). The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting two beasts, the first with seven crowned heads and ten horns rising from the sea, and the second in the shape of a lamb with two horns which is accompanied by flames raining from the skies. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The Two Beasts

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting two beasts, the first with seven crowned heads and ten horns rising from the sea, and the second in the shape of a lamb with two horns which is accompanied by flames raining from the skies. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting a woman crowned in stars facing down a dragon with ten horns and seven crowns while above her a child is carried to the throne of God by angels. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The Woman and the Great Red Dragon

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting a woman crowned in stars facing down a dragon with ten horns and seven crowns while above her a child is carried to the throne of God by angels. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting Saint John the Apostle measuring the temple of God as two witnesses named by an angel face a snarling beast. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The Temple and the Two Witnesses

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting Saint John the Apostle measuring the temple of God as two witnesses named by an angel face a snarling beast. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting an angel, robed in clouds with legs of flaming pillars, handing a book to Saint John the Apostle and pointing up at the heavens. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The Angel with the Little Book

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting an angel, robed in clouds with legs of flaming pillars, handing a book to Saint John the Apostle and pointing up at the heavens. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting the releasing of four angels bound to the Euphrates to lead an army of lion-mounted warriors to destroy a third of the world's population. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The Sixth Trumpet

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting the releasing of four angels bound to the Euphrates to lead an army of lion-mounted warriors to destroy a third of the world's population. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting the release of the locusts from a bottomless pit by a star following the sounding of the Fifth Trumpet. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The Fifth Trumpet

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting the release of the locusts from a bottomless pit by a star following the sounding of the Fifth Trumpet. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depictng God and seven angels with trumpets (top), hail and fire falling into the sea (bottom left), and a burning mountain falling into the sea (bottom right). The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The First Four Trumpets

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depictng God and seven angels with trumpets (top), hail and fire falling into the sea (bottom left), and a burning mountain falling into the sea (bottom right). The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting an angel sealing the 144,000 faithful as a group of angels hold off the Winds from damaging the Earth. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    Sealing of the 144,000 Faithful

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting an angel sealing the 144,000 faithful as a group of angels hold off the Winds from damaging the Earth. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting a series of disasters, including the sun and moon changing, stars falling, and earthquakes. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The Stars Falling to Earth

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting a series of disasters, including the sun and moon changing, stars falling, and earthquakes. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting the souls of martyrs laid out beneath an altar (bottom left), being lifted up by angels (mid left), and being dressed in white robes (right). The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The Martyrs beneath the Altar

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting the souls of martyrs laid out beneath an altar (bottom left), being lifted up by angels (mid left), and being dressed in white robes (right). The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: the first, a conquerer with a crown and bow, the second, with a sword, tasked with taking peace from the earth, the third holding scales, and the fourth, Death itself. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: the first, a conquerer with a crown and bow, the second, with a sword, tasked with taking peace from the earth, the third holding scales, and the fourth, Death itself. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting Saint John the Apostle kneeling before a scene where God, seated on a throne and flanked by the four beasts described in Ezekiel 1, hands a book to the Lamb of God as a number of angels surround them and a group of elders kneel, crowns removed with harps and incense in hand. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    Vision of God's Throne

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting Saint John the Apostle kneeling before a scene where God, seated on a throne and flanked by the four beasts described in Ezekiel 1, hands a book to the Lamb of God as a number of angels surround them and a group of elders kneel, crowns removed with harps and incense in hand. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting Saint John the Apostle's vision from the first chapter of Revelations of a Christ with flaming eyes, surrounded by seven candlesticks and holding seven stars, with a sword emerging from his mouth. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    Christ in Glory

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting Saint John the Apostle's vision from the first chapter of Revelations of a Christ with flaming eyes, surrounded by seven candlesticks and holding seven stars, with a sword emerging from his mouth. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • Summary: A collections of essays by Elihu Burritt addressing a range of social issues, including the publishing industry, governmental finance, war, and labor.
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    Why I left the Anvil : and other papers

    Burritt, Elihu, 1810-1879
    Summary: A collections of essays by Elihu Burritt addressing a range of social issues, including the publishing industry, governmental finance, war, and labor.
  • Summary: A report and plea to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel for additional funding for diocese in the British colonies in North America.
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    A plea for Colonial Dioceses : in reply to strictures on the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel

    Field, Edward
    Summary: A report and plea to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel for additional funding for diocese in the British colonies in North America.
  • Summary: Casper Schatzgeyer, or Sasgerus, was a Franciscan friar who became provincial of the Province of Strasbourg in 1517. He wrote about 23 books on theological topics and against members of other orders and sects, notably J. von Staupitz and A. Osiander. This book, however, criticizes two of Luther's tracts: On Monastic Vows and On the Abolition of the Private Mass. Luther persuaded Johann Briessmann to reply, and Schatzgeyer replied to Briessmann. This is the work's first printing.
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    Replica contra periculosa scripta post Scrutinium diuine scripture iam pride[m] emissum emanata. ...

    Schatzgeyer, Kaspar, 1463 or 1464-1527
    Summary: Casper Schatzgeyer, or Sasgerus, was a Franciscan friar who became provincial of the Province of Strasbourg in 1517. He wrote about 23 books on theological topics and against members of other orders and sects, notably J. von Staupitz and A. Osiander. This book, however, criticizes two of Luther's tracts: On Monastic Vows and On the Abolition of the Private Mass. Luther persuaded Johann Briessmann to reply, and Schatzgeyer replied to Briessmann. This is the work's first printing.
  • Summary: As professor of Logic and Rhetoric at Ingolstadt, Eck had the duty of writing the theses his students defended as part of the requirement for obtaining their doctorates. This one on oaths and vows was written and defended in 1516. M. Kretz was the respondent. This is a very early example of a printed dissertation.
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    Ioan. Eccii theologi Ingolstadii Procancellarij ... de materia iuramenti acutiss. decisio ad Georgium Kungspergium Augustanum

    Eck, Johann, 1486-1543
    Summary: As professor of Logic and Rhetoric at Ingolstadt, Eck had the duty of writing the theses his students defended as part of the requirement for obtaining their doctorates. This one on oaths and vows was written and defended in 1516. M. Kretz was the respondent. This is a very early example of a printed dissertation.
  • An engraved portrait of John Wesley.
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    John Wesley

    Paradise, John Wesley, 1809-1862
    An engraved portrait of John Wesley.
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