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Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)
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Two Men Duelling with Swords and Playing Dice

In Martin Luther, Enchiridion. Katechizmus mały dla pospolitych plebanów i kaznodziejów, Hieronim Malecki (translator), Königsberg: Georg Osterberger (printer), 1593 (Cracow, MNK, BCzart), fol. C3v

fol. C3v (2 of 24 in-Urus figures)
fol. C3r
fol. C4v
Details
  • printing: impression
  • woodcut
  • paper
  • page: figure
  • book decoration: illustration
  • matrix h: 66 mm
  • matrix w: 71 mm
Matrices
  • Two Men Duelling with Swords and Playing Dice (Daubmann; Osterberger). Part of Set of gospel and catechism illustrations 65 x 70 mm (Daubmann; Osterberger; Fabricius; Segebade)
Actors
  • Georg Osterberger (1542 - 1602) printer : 1593
Places
  • Königsberg production place : 1593
Design

Two Men Duelling with Swords and Playing Dice (Daubmann; Osterberger). Part of Set of gospel and catechism illustrations 65 x 70 mm (Daubmann; Osterberger; Fabricius; Segebade)

In-Urus interactions
  • ⇤ Men fighting with swords and playing dice (Daubmann). Part of Set of catechism illustrations (Daubmann 1549; Osterberger; Fabricius)
Expert view
Iconography description
  • Dice-games (+ sportsman, player, etc.) (Iconclass: 43C55(+1))
  • Duelling (Iconclass: 33B2)
  • Sword (Iconclass: 45C13(SWORD))
Narrative

Second Commandment: 'You Shall Not Take the Name of the Lord Your God in Vain' (Bible, Exodus 20:7)

Functional context

Decalogue (2nd commandment) (Catechism)

Credits
Created by
  • Wojciech Kordyzon (2022-02-14 20:42)

Edited by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-09-23 04:56)

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