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Ars moriendi ex-Varijs sententijs collecta cum figuris ad resistendū in mortis agone diabolice suggestioni valens cuilibet Christi fideli utilis ac multum necessaria
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Ars moriendi ex-Varijs sententijs collecta cum figuris ad resistendū in mortis agone diabolice suggestioni valens cuilibet Christi fideli utilis ac multum necessaria
- Object:
Book
- Place of origin:
Nuremberg (published)
- Date:
[c.1510] (published)
- Artist/Maker:
Weissenberger, Johann (publisher)
- Museum number:
L.366-1880
- Gallery location:
Medieval & Renaissance, Room 10
Physical description
28 p. ill. Early-printed book illustrated with 14 woodcuts including 1 on title-page.
Place of Origin
Nuremberg (published)
Date
[c.1510] (published)
Artist/maker
Weissenberger, Johann (publisher)
Descriptive line
Ars moriendi
Labels and date
Manuals describing a ‘good death’, which included confession and the Last Rites, appeared from the early 15th century. The dying man is submitted to a series of temptations which he has to overcome for his soul to be allowed into Heaven. Here demons tempt him into remaining attached to earthly things and people instead of wholly turning towards God and the afterlife.
[24/03/2018]
Materials
Paper
Techniques
Printing; Woodcut
Categories
Books; Medieval and renaissance; Woodcuts; National Art Library
Collection
National Art Library
