Ein schön newes Kirchengesang, nach der Wandlung, oder Auffhebung des heiligen Sacraments zu singen. Frewt euch ihr liebe Seelen, etc. Neben noch anderen drey Gesängern
A 1646 German hymnal printed in Basel by Johann Geng, the sheet is a devotional songbook for church use, here a hymn to be sung at the elevation of the Sacrament. The picture is a crude woodcut showing a kneeling priest at an altar beside a crowned, bare-chested Christ figure rising from the tomb-like altar, with two veiled women in the background. Its bold black outlines, simple hatching and plain blocky shapes offer a direct model for rough, high-contrast print graphics.
