Apokalypsis Sancti Johannis. 15th century.
Inc. Haun. I

Fol. 9: At the top, the horseman on the black horse (equus niger). Rev. 6,5: And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. At the bottom, the horseman on the pale horse (equus pallidus) followed by Hell (Infernus). Rev. 6,8: And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him	Fol. 22: At the bottom, Rev. 12,9: And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him	Fol. 25: At the top, Rev. 13,2: And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. At the bottom, Rev. 13,4: And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast	Fol. 36: Rev. 16,12-13: And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet

This is a 15th century block book containing text and illustrations of the Revelation of Saint John. A block book is a book printed from wooden blocks on which the text and illustration for each page had to be cut by hand. The oldest block books are from the first half of the 15th century. The technique was a precursor of Johann Gutenberg’s invention of movable lead types in the middle of the 15th century. However, block books were still produced in the early 16th century.

c. 28 x 20.5 cm.

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