The illustration on page 213, which is a reduced copy of the first page in one edition of the _Apocalypse_, seems to have been derived from the fabulous life of St. John, supposed to have been written by Abdias, bishop of Babylon. Drusiana, a [p212] married lady of Ephesus, and one of the many converts of St. John, is an important personage in this fabulous life and in the illustration annexed. In the upper picture, St. John is represented as preaching to a magnate, whose robe or mantle is held by two attendants. Drusiana stands behind them. This picture is described in the legend: ‹f›Conversi ab idolis per predicacionem beati Johannis Drusiana et cetera.‹/f› Through the preaching of St. John, I have turned from idols Drusiana and others. In the lower picture, St. John is represented as baptizing Drusiana in the Christian temple of Ephesus. Drusiana is judiciously abbreviated to suit the size of the baptismal font. Six armed men are before the barred door, endeavoring, by violence, to gain entrance, or to witness the ceremony. The picture is explained by the words: ‹f›Sts Johannes baptisans Drusiana.‹/f› ‹f›Cultores ydolorum explorantes facta ejus.‹/f› St. John baptizing Drusiana. The worshipers of idols watching his [St. John’s] proceedings. The edition of the _Apocalypse_ named by Heineken as the first was planned by a practical book-maker, and was made up in sections of eight double leaves. The first and last pages of each section were probably engraved together on one block. They were certainly printed together by the following plan: 1—16 3—14 5—12 7—10 2—15 4—13 6—11 8—9 Page 1 was engraved on the right, and page 16 on the left end of the block. Page 2 was on the left, and 15 on the right. This alternation was maintained on all sheets of the section.[113] The printed sheets, 1, 3, 5 and 7 were folded with the printed work on the inside; while sheets 2, 4, 6 and 8 were folded with the printed work on the outside. When the sheets were properly collected, two printed pages faced each other, and were followed by two pages of blanks. This method of making [p214] up the book must have given the printer and the binder a great deal of trouble, but it was an efficient method, and the only one that should have been employed. [Illustration: Fac-simile of the First Page of the Apocalypse. Engraving in the original print is 7-7/8 by 10-1/3 American inches. [From Heineken.]]