Dyalogus. Iohannis Stamler. August[e]n. De diversarum gencium sectis et mundi religionibus. : Registru[m] operis respice in fine
A 1508 dialogue on the sects and religions of the world by Johannes Stamler, printed in Augsburg by Erhard Ratdolt's successors Erhard Oglin and Georg Nadler for a learned readership. Both pictures are the woodcut title page, a dense symmetrical arrangement of a central enthroned figure flanked by seated clergy, coats of arms, and robed debaters below, framed by ornamental borders; a designer could draw on its strict central hierarchy, banded lettering, and framed emblem panels for formal, authoritative layouts.
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