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Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: "MD" (see "Soldiers drag two Christians by ropes" in this collection) and A man hangs chained from a tree by his left arm. He is dressed in loincloth. Two torturers stoop and crush his toes with pinching instruments. (Cartouche: "The Christians hangyng by one hand, and stretchyng out their ioyntes. 80.126." ["The Christians hanging by one hand, and stretching out their joints. 80. 126."]). This woodcut appears on the "Table of the Ten First Persecutions of the Primitive Church" foldout illustration in the second (1570) and fourth (1583) editions. Luborsky and Ingram 11223/1A (detail). JPEG file (352 KB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: "MD" (see "Soldiers drag two Christians by ropes" in this collection). and A soldier holds a halberd in his right hand and forces two bound men to burn their arms. The two men place their right forearms into a fire that emanates from a small furnace. The victims have their shirt sleeves rolled up, and a gathering of onlookers observes. (Cartouche: "Some thrust their ha[n]ds in the fire.78." ["Some thrust their hands in the fire. 78."]). This woodcut appears on the "Table of the Ten First Persecutions of the Primitive Church" foldout illustration in the second (1570) and fourth (1583) editions. Luborsky and Ingram 11223/1A (detail). JPEG file (361 KB). -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Guards sever the limbs of a naked man. One guard secures the man, and a second guard uses a sword to sever the man's left hand. The man's right arm and both of his feet have already been removed. The guards have each rolled up their shirt sleeves. Blood pours from the man's severed stumps, and a second man lies dead below. (Cartouche: "Christia[n]s hands & feete cut of.34.88.93." ["Christians' hands and feet cut off. 34. 88. 93."]). This woodcut appears on the "Table of the Ten First Persecutions of the Primitive Church" foldout illustration in the second (1570) and fourth (1583) editions. Luborsky and Ingram 11223/1A (detail). JPEG file (304 KB). and "MD" (see "Soldiers drag two Christians by ropes" in this collection).