Title page border for adam petri's reprint of martin luther's translation of the new testament. Woodcut, image 24. 3 × 16. 6 cm, sheet 25. 1 × 17. 2 cm, kunstmuseum basel. At the top are the basel coat of arms framed by basilisks; at the sides are st peter and st paul; and at the bottom is the device of the printer adam petri, the christ child riding the lion of judah. Date: Published 1523, but probably cut and printed the previous year. This reproduction is from the 3rd edition of 1525..
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