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A poster reproduction of a painting by David Teniers the Younger depicting the temptation of the desert father St. Anthony by demons.

A woodcut depicting the Pope wearing the papal triple tiara, crowns a king (the globus cruciger on the ground before him), as cardinals, bishops, skeletons (representing death; one in cardinal's garb), and two flying demons (one with papal decree in hand) look on. The woodcut is accompanied by verses from Joshua 20 and Psalms 108 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) kneeling below a councillor holding an hourglass, as a beggar approaches the councillor and a demon blows air in the councillor’s ear. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Proverbs 21 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 page from Les Heures de Nostre Dame including a miniature portrait of Saint Genevieve, who is shown holding a book and a candle being lit by an angel and demon, and a decorative border featuring plants, flowers, and berries.