COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader R232900
Reference Number:
R232900
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Passional Christi und Antichristi..
Creator:
Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator:
Schwertfeger, Johann
Creator Role:
Etcher
Creator Attribution:
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Creator Attribution:
Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560
Date Created:
1521]
Publication Details:
Wittenberg: Johann Rhau-Grunenberg
Description:
Anonymous work. Attributed by the British Library to Martin Luther, but more recently attributed to Philipp Melanchthon by Halkett and Laing. Scenes depicted in 26 woodcut illustrations by Lucas Cranch on opposite pages from the life of Christ parodied in contrast to the Pope's life and government. The latter are followed by quotations from the canon law, the former by quotations chosen chiefly from the Gospels. The selection of these quotations was presumably begun by Luther and continued by Melanchthon assisted by Schwertfeger; see Luther. Werke. Kritische Gesammtausgabe, v. 9 (1893), p. 689-690. Title within ornamental woodcut border. Signatures: A-B⁴, C⁶. Monogram stamp of Otto Schäfer (1912-2000) at head of rear paste-down. Twentieth-century binding reusing an early fifteenth-century leaf from a Vita St. Bernardi manuscript.
Language Code:
ger-DE
Language:
German
Subject:
Jesus Christ--Art--Early works to 1800 Catholic Church--Controversial literature -- 16th century Antichrist -- Early works to 1800 Papacy -- Early works to 1800 Wood engraving, German -- 16th century
Subject:
Jesus Christ-- Art--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Catholic Church--Controversial literature--16th century
Subject:
Antichrist--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Papacy--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Wood engraving, German--16th century
Subject:
Illustrated books--History--15th and 16th centuries
Category of Material:
Printed
Technique Used:
Printing (process)
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Germany: Baden-Württemberg: Wittenberg
Item Height:
200 mm
Item Width:
150 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2019-12-10
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2019-12
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands