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Historiated title page border of Luther's letter to Duke Charles III of Savoy

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A woodcut border to a German translation of Luther's letter to Duke Charles III of Savoy printed in 1524. The border consists of a single woodcut depicting 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
1524
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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P_000015281131_P005
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Title
Historiated title page border of Luther's letter to Duke Charles III of Savoy
Date Issued or Published
1524
Description
A woodcut border to a German translation of Luther's letter to Duke Charles III of Savoy printed in 1524. The border consists of a single woodcut depicting 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)
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
20 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
Format
Quarto
Related Material
Historiated title page of Luther's Sermon Am Pfingstmontag das Evangelium. Joan. iij
Source
Ain Christlicher Sendbryeff
Local Call Number
1524 LUTH CC
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
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1524
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