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Johannes Teuschlein presenting his book to the bishop of Würzburg; Lorenz of Bibra enthroned at centre, wearing a cope and mitre; Teuschlein kneeling at r; at l the bishop's sword bearer, at r a chaplain; coats-of-arms of Lorenz of Bibra attached to the wall; above, HL figures of St Kilian, the Virgin and Child and St Lawrence. On verso a title-border printed from four blocks, attributed to Springinklee; in upper border the Beast of the Apocalypse with the Angel holding the key; St John on Patmos with an apparition of the Virgin and Child; the Woman of the Apocalypse riding the Seven-headed Beast; in lower section the Baptism of Christ at centre; angels holding the instruments of Christ's Passion at l and r; in l section Death as a skeleton holding a scythe standing on a vase and holding an hourglass; in r section a group fleeing from the figure of Death. Title-page illustrations to Johannes Teuschlein, 'In Divi A. Augustini', Nuremberg: Friedrich Peypus for Johann Koberger, 1517. Woodcuts and letterpress
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