Title-page border with st peter and st paul; the saints stand with their emblems on either side of the title; in the four corners are the symbols of the evangelists; at top-centre, a shield with the basel staff and below at centre, petri's printer's mark; title-page first used for 'das neuw testament recht grüntlich teutsch. . ' (basel, a. Petri) 1522; map of dalmatia (by holbein?) on verso; used here as a text border to sebastian münster edition of ptolemy's 'geography' printed by petri in basel, 1545. Woodcut and letterpress. Date: 1522. Dimensions: Height: 245 mm (borderlines); Height: 257 mm (map); Height: 300 mm (sheet); Width: 170 mm; Width: 197 mm; Width: 340 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: St Peter. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration, map (BM 1865,0114.1003 1)
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