Scanned page: Cambridge BFBS 201. B37 5, 4, A1r
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Biblia Sacra Code
1537.B.eng.RGenEW.a
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4
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A1r
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no
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Titlepage, Imprint, Illustration within collation
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11I62(ISAIAH)x31A(+65)x11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST)x31F25x71E3243x71A422x71E1343x73A56x73D6x73B14x11D1311x73E12x31F34x1: 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, 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, Death conquered
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