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Ein Hüpsch nüw Lied/ von dem versegnen vnd Waaffen verbinden/ so yetz in der Welt löuffig/ [et]c. ... : ; Ein ander hüpsch lied/ Von krafftlose vnd ytelkeyt der götzen/ vnd krafft deß waaren Gottes ...

Gletting, Benedict · 1557 · by Samuel Apiario · 1 picture

A sixteenth-century German broadsheet song sheet printed in 1557 by Samuel Apiario and attributed to Benedict Gletting, held by the Zurich Zentralbibliothek, meant for singing to a melody. Its single woodcut shows a bearded figure in a feathered hat kneeling on a skull, holding a staff and a dragon-like creature, with a blackletter headline above in heavy display type that a designer could take as a model for bold, dense lettering over a centred image.

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