Title

Page of Biblia Pauperum (Poor People's Bible), 15th century. Artist: Anon

Caption

Page of Biblia Pauperum (Poor People's Bible), 15th century. Left, David slaying Goliath and, right, Christ descending into Limbo to release the souls of the Patriarchs. This woodcut did not use movable, cast type. The writing is carved like the images of the print.
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1400

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B64_002

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,3Mb (1,9Mb) / 9,3in x 12,6in / 2803 x 3780 (300dpi)

Keywords

religious religion death medieval Christian Christianity century Bible David Biblical concept killing printing B&W MONOCHROME goliath patriarch soul Old Testament limbo black & white black and white B W mediaeval Middle Ages 15th century Oxford Science Archive Bible scene fifteenth century Jesus Christ woodcut Anon Anonymous Christ Jesus Jesus woodcut