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A woodcut depicting Death escorting an empress as she and her court enjoy a walk outside the palace, and pointing out a nearby grave to display the limits of the empress' dominion. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Daniel 4 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting a king resting at a banquet as a skeleton (= Death) pours him something to drink. The hourglass on the table reminds the viewer of human mortality. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Ecclesiastes 10 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting an emperor listening to the petition of one of his subjects. A skeleton, representing death, holds the crown on the emperor’s head, as the emperor holds a broken sword. An orb, a scepter, and an hourglass sit on the ground at his feet. The emperor is also wearing the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The woodcut is accompanied by verses from Isaiah 38 and 22 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

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 band of skeletons playing musical instruments in a cemetery. The woodcut is accompanied by verses from Revelations 8 and Genesis 7 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting Adam laboring beside a skeleton (representing Death) while Eve feeds their child in the background. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Genesis 2 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting Adam and Eve being driven from the garden of Eden by an angel. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Genesis 3 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting Adam and Eve eating from the Tree of Knowledge, thus committing the Original Sin. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Genesis 3 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut depicting God creating Eve from one of Adam's ribs. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Genesis 1-2 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).

A woodcut of the printer's device of Jean Frellon appearing on the title page of Les Images de la Mort. The device features a crab holding a moth above the motto: MATVRA.

A woodcut of a heavily decorated bishop's mitre accompanied by a poem, "The Daughter of Myst'ry, the child of Errour, / Mother of Tyranny, of Wars, of Terrour, / The Idol of Reproach, Rocke of offence / To Iew and Gentile, Source of Indulgence / For all Impieties, and th'usurping Crest / 'Bove Diademes, the State, the Churches Pest / Is now discov'red, and all the world awake, / Makes proud Rome, and th'opprobrious Myter shake."

A woodcut initial letter "M" featuring a symetrical plant design.

A decorative woodcut header featuring a pair of horn players flanking a cherub's head and an initial letter "Y" decorated with floral and fish designs.

A decorative woodcut on the title page of The Passionate remonstrance made by his Holinesse in the conclave at Rome: upon the late proceedings, and great Covenant of Scotland, &c. : With a reply Of Cardinall De Barbarini in the name of the Roman clergy. Together with a letter of intelligence from the Apostolicke Nuntio (now residing in London) to Pope Vrban the 8. The woodcut shows a pair of winged men's torsos flanking a plaque with a butterfly or insect.

An woodcut depicting the conclave of Pope Urban VIII. A group of cardinals sits around a table with the pope at the center, flanked by C. di Fiorenza, Francisco di Barbarini, and Antonio di Barbarini. On the bottom right corner of the table is a roll of paper that reads, "Tutto sta male" ("everything is bad").

An engraving depicting a cross-section of the Borghese Chapel in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, facing east, with a view of the dome and the papal monument of Paul V.

An engraving depicting the papal monument of Paul V in the Borghese Chapel in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. The monument sits on the eastern wall of the chapel and includes a statue of the pope as well as depictions of his life and works.

An engraving depicting a cross-section of the Borghese Chapel in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, facing north, with a view of the dome and through the entrance into the nave.

An engraving depicting the entrance to the Borghese Chapel from the nave in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. Through the doorway, the altar of the Salus Populi Romani is visible.

An engraving depicting a cross-section of the Borghese Chapel in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, facing west, with a view of the dome and the papal monument of Clement VIII.

An engraving depicting the papal monument of Clement VIII in the Borghese Chapel in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. The monument sits on the western wall of the chapel and includes a statue of the pope as well as depictions of his life and works.