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Hexastichon Sebastiani Brant in memorabiles euangelistar[um] figuras ...

Petrus, von Rosenheim, approximately 1380-1433, author, Simler, Georg, -1535, editor, Anshelm, Thomas, printer, Brant, Sebastian, 1458-1521 · 1502 · [Pforzheim] : Thomas Phorcensis cõgnome[n]to Anshelmi tradidit · 15 pictures

A 1502 Latin emblem book printed at Pforzheim by Thomas Anshelm, with woodcut verses by Sebastian Brant and text attributed to Petrus von Rosenheim, edited by Georg Simler, for a learned readership interested in the Gospels. Its full-page woodcuts show allegorical figures with numbered attributes and Latin captions, giving designers a dense model of symbolic icon layouts framed by ruled borders and lettered headings.

Bible · Emblems

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