Das Tauff Buchlin

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546, Schirlentz, Nickel, printer · 1523 · UUittemberg : [Nickel Schirlentz] · 1 picture

A 1523 German devotional booklet on baptism by Martin Luther, printed by Nickel Schirlentz in Wittenberg for lay Christian readers. The picture is a title-page frame in blackletter type, with a woodcut border of foliage, grotesque creatures and small figures around the text block, a useful model for dense Gothic display lettering set inside ornamental woodcut borders.

Catholic Church · Baptism (Liturgy)

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