1600 AGIOS PAULUS & DOMINIC Dominican 3 antique woodcuts on leaf Jacob Lederlein

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1600 AGIOS PAULUS & DOMINIC Dominican 3 antique woodcuts on leaf Jacob Lederlein:
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1600 AGIOS PAULUS & DOMINIC Dominican 3 antique woodcuts on leaf Jacob Lederlein 1600 AGIOS PAULUS & DOMINIC Dominican 3 antique woodcuts on leaf Jacob Lederlein

This leaf is extracted from the very scarce chronicle by Johan Wolff: Lectionum Memorabilium et Reconditarum Centarii... Palatinus, 1600.

32 x 19.4 cm

Woodcut by Jakob Lederlein

Wolff\'s work was a huge accomplishment, detailing reports of miracles, miscarriages, strange and ominous events, prophecies, etc. and compiled from sources, some of which, are no longer available or extremely scarce.

The woodcuts were take using the the original blocks, many of which are excessively rare.

Pope Joan was, according to popular legend, a woman who reigned as pope for a few years during the Middle Ages. Her story first appeared in chronicles in the 13th century and subsequently spread throughout Europe. The story was widely believed for centuries, but most modern scholars regard it as fictional, though the legend remains influential in art, literature, drama, and film.

At the time of the Reformation, various Protestant writers took up the Pope Joan legend in their anti-Catholic writings, and the Catholics responded with their own polemic.

ORIGINAL 400 YEAR OLD LEAF WITH FINE WOODCUT

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