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The title page of Martin Schrot's Vrsprung vnd vrsach Gege[n]wertiger Vffrür, Teütscher Nation depicting the pope (in armor and the papal crown) leading an army, presumably set during the Schmalkald War, reinforcing the theme of the work which criticises the pope as a warrior attacking his sheep rather than leading them to God.

The title page of Robert Barnes' Bapsttrew Hadriani iiij. vnd Alexanders iii. gegen Keyser Friderichen Barbarossa geübt : Aus der Historia zusamen gezogen nützlich zu lesen featuring a woodcut of Pope Alexander III confronting the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick I.

A map depicting the Levant region, including Syria, Coele-Syria, Sophene, Ammon, and the regions of five of the twelve tribes fo Israel (Naphtali, Zebulun, Isaschar, Aser, and Gesuri [Manasseh]).

The title page of Johan Eck's Vmb den grossen sig Kaiserlicher Maiestat, in Thunis verlihen, Got zu dancken, zwů predig ... features the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, featuring the two-headed eagle representing the Holy Roman Empire surrounded by the collar of the chivalric Order of the Golden Fleece and flanked by a pair of crowned columns representing the Pillars of Hercules. Above the coat of arms is the Charles V's motto, "Plus Ultra," translating to "Further Beyond."

The title page of Ptolemy's [Klaudiou Ptolemaiou Alexandreōs ... Peri tēs geōgraphias biblia octō meta pasēs akribeias entupothenta (romanized form)] = Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini De geographia libri octo : summa cum uigilantia excusi featuring the printer's mark of Johann Froben, a pair of hands supporting a caduceus.

An astronomical diagram with hand drawn details.

The title page of Ulrich Zwingli's Ad Carolum Romanorum imperatorem Germaniae comitia Augustae celebrantem, fidei Huldrychi Zuinglij ratio featuring a portrait of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, holding a scepter and with the chain with the ram of the Order of the Goldent Fleece around his neck.

The title page of Biblia : habes in hoc libro prudens lector vtriusq[ue] instrumenti nouam tran[s]latione[m] aeditum... featuring an architectural border decorated with portraits of Catholic saints. At the top of the border is an image of the pope flanked by cardinals and supported by a pair of cherubs holding horns and crests featuring a printer's mark. Along both sides are portraits of saints frmed with laurels, including: Jerome, Augustine, Gregory, Ambrosius, Hugo, Bernard, Thomas, Ireneus, and two unnamed saints.

The title page of Martin Luther's Ermanunge zum frid auff die zwölff artickel der bawrschafft in Schwaben featuring a decorative border with seven cherubs harvesting flowers amongst thorny roses.

The title page of Martin Luther's Wider die mordischen vnd reubischen Rotten der Pawren featuring an architectural frame including floral patterns, columns, and a pair of fish.

The title page of Hans Sachs' Disputacion zwischen ainem Chorherrenn vnnd Schüchmacher : dariñ das wort gottes vnd ein recht Cristlich wesen verfochtten wirtt featuring a scene where a cobbler approaches a canon and a woman, possibly the canon's cook.

The title page of Diepold Peringer's Ein Sermon geprediget vom Pawren zu Werdt, bey Nürmberg, am Sontag vor Fassnacht, von dem freyen Willen des Menschen featuring an image of a German peasant farmer holding an agricultural flail (used to separate grain from husk) in representation of the author. A coat of arms is set beside the figure.

The title page of Etlich Cristlich lider Lobgesang, vn[d] Psalm : dem reinen wort Gottes gemess, auss der heylige[n] schrifft, durch mancherley hochgelerter gemacht, in der Kirchen zu sigen, wie es dann zum tayl berayt zuo Wittenberg in übung ist featuring four decorative panels, the left and right mirrored decorative columns, the top featuring Jesus/God, and the bottom (printed upside-down) featuring a pair of horns with two swans and fish.

The title page of Sebastian Münster's Arukh ha-shorashot = Dictionarium Hebraicum : nunc primum aeditum & typis excusum : Adiectis Chaldaicis uocabulis non parum multis featuring the printer's mark of Johann Froben, a pair of hands supporting a caduceus.

The title page of Martin Luther's Low German translation of the Bible featuring a collection of biblical scenes and symbols based on Lucas Cranach the Elder's painting, "Law and Gospel" (or "Sin and Redemption"). On the left of the image are scenes representing Law/Sin, including: a dead tree, Moses receiving the Ten Commandments, Adam and Eve, the brazen serpent, and a corpse lying atop a tomb.

The title page of Thomas Netter's Doctrinalis antiquitatu[m] ecclesiae Iesu Christi liber quintus, ac tomus secundus de sacramentis, editus in Vvitcleffistas, & eoru[m] asseclas featuring a central image of a printer's workshop with two men operating the press and a third arranging type. A decorative border surrounds the title and cetral image, including several cherubs, stylized fish, sirens, and armor.

The title page of Martin Luther's Passional Christi vnnd Antichristi featuring an architectural arch decorated with floral and vegetal patterns, a pair of cherubs framed with grape vines holding up the title from the top of each side of the arch.

The title page of Martin Luther's Auff des bocks zu Leypczick Antwort featuring several scenes, including: two men operating a printing press (bottom left), a man wearing worn clothes and carrying two flaggons and a cup with bees flying arouns his head (center left), an owl being harrassed by smaller birds (top right), an eagle (top center), a bear attacking a cow (top right), a dog attacking a deer (top-center right), a wolf attacking a sheep (bottom-center right), a man with a pole and a satchel (bottom right), and a heron standing beside Johann Rhau-Grunenberg's monogram "IG

The title page of Desiderius Erasmus' Io Frobenius studiorum liberalium mystis, s.d : Quo sæpius hoc opus uobis redit, optimi Iuuenes, hoc debet esse gratius. Redit enim subinde, cum emendatis, tum locupletius. Qui nouam æditionem emunt, lucrum faciunt, qui ueteribus contenti sunt, certe nihil faciũt damni. In hac non ita multum accessit paginarum, sed rerum nõ pœnitendum auctarium, valete, & nostræ fauete industriae. ...

Summary: This is the first volume of printed hymns for church use ever compiled. Jobst Gutknecht, the Nuremberg printer, gathered eight broadside hymns into one collection, thus making the world's first church hymnal. Four hymns are by Luther, three are by Paul Speratus, and one is anonymous.

Summary: A polemic in the form of thirteen pairs of woodcuts (with captions) depicting scenes from the life of Christ contrasted with scenes from the life of the Pope. The text for the Latin edition was by P. Melanchthon and J. Schwertfeger, while that for the German edition was by M. Luther. The text consists of quotations from the Gospels and the canon law. This collaborative effort between Lukas Cranach and Luther is among the more famous pieces of popular propaganda provided during the reformation. Luther wrote the German texts to accompany Cranach's woodcuts.