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Historiated title page of Luther's Sermon Am Pfingstmontag das Evangelium. Joan. iij

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A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Sermon Am Pfingstmontag das Evangelium. Joan. iij printed in 1522. The border consists of a single woodcut and depicts an architectural arch or niche decorated with Corinthian columns (sides), a lady and a knight holding blank shields (top left and right), a pair of sirens holding a blank shield (top), a blank shield filled in with a hand-drawn symbol flanked by two cherubs playing the drums and flute (bottom).

Date Issued or Published
1522
Subject - Topic/Names
Decoration and ornament
Cherubs (Art)
Shields
Drums
Flutes
Musical instruments
Knights
Sirens (Mythology)
Columns
Columns, Corinthian
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
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Title
Historiated title page of Luther's Sermon Am Pfingstmontag das Evangelium. Joan. iij
Date Issued or Published
1522
Description
A woodcut border on the title page of Luther's Sermon Am Pfingstmontag das Evangelium. Joan. iij printed in 1522. The border consists of a single woodcut and depicts an architectural arch or niche decorated with Corinthian columns (sides), a lady and a knight holding blank shields (top left and right), a pair of sirens holding a blank shield (top), a blank shield filled in with a hand-drawn symbol flanked by two cherubs playing the drums and flute (bottom).
Publisher
Ramminger, Melchior, -1543?
Place of Publication
Augsburg (Germany)
Contributor
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Primary Language
German
Subject - Topic/Names
Decoration and ornament
Cherubs (Art)
Shields
Drums
Flutes
Musical instruments
Knights
Sirens (Mythology)
Columns
Columns, Corinthian
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
19 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
Format
Quarto
Related Material
This work is part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Source
Am. [sic] Sermon. Am Pfingstmontag das Evangelium. Joan. iij. : Also hat got die welt lieb gehabt. rc.
Local Call Number
1522 LUTH T
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1522
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