Illustration: 11I62(ISAIAH)x31A(+65)x11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST)x31F25x71E3243x71A422x71E1343x73D343x73A56x73D6x73B14x11D1311x73E12x11D3331x11T41x1
General
| Title | Isaiah (not in biblical context); possible attributes: branch with leaves, saw, scroll or book, the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ sideways), John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff, Death as (rotting) corpse, anyone who is bitten by a snake is cured by looking at the brazen serpent; the serpent (or dragon) is usually depicted on a tau-shaped cross or on a pillar, Eve offers the fruit to Adam, Moses receives the tables of the law from God, Judas hanging himself, Mary conceiving Christ (the angel not present), the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38), annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air, lamb bearing cross or banner, 'Agnus Dei' ~ symbol of Christ, Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers, Christ triumphing over devil(s), entrance of hell as monstrous mouth (of Leviathan) |
| Type | Illustration on titlepage |
| Sizes | 97x59 |
| Material | Woodcut |
| Colour | Black |
| Artist | Nicolai, Arnold |
| Oldest appearance in Biblia Sacra | 1553 |
| Iconclass | 11I62(ISAIAH),31A(+65),11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST),31F25,71E3243,71A422,71E1343,73D343,73A56,73D6,73B14,11D1311,73E12,11D3331,11T41 |
| Iconclass description | Isaiah (not in biblical context); possible attributes: branch with leaves, saw, scroll or book, the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ sideways), John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff, Death as (rotting) corpse, anyone who is bitten by a snake is cured by looking at the brazen serpent; the serpent (or dragon) is usually depicted on a tau-shaped cross or on a pillar, Eve offers the fruit to Adam, Moses receives the tables of the law from God, Judas hanging himself, Mary conceiving Christ (the angel not present), the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38), annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air, lamb bearing cross or banner, 'Agnus Dei' ~ symbol of Christ, Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers, Christ triumphing over devil(s), entrance of hell as monstrous mouth (of Leviathan) |
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References
Literature references
Clifton, James 2006 "Law and Grace on Bible Title-Pages Published in Antwerp, 1530-1538", lecture held on the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, Salt Lake City, October 2006
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