The Legendary History of the Cross: A Series of Sixty-four Woodcuts from a Dutch Book Published by Veldener, A.D. 1483
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The Legendary History of the Cross: A Series of Sixty-four Woodcuts from a Dutch Book Published by Veldener, A.D. 1483
Church of the Holy Trinity (Stratford-upon-Avon, England); Holy Cross -- Legends -- Art; Incunabula -- Facsimiles
_Diſciples adore the Croſs, the ſick are healed, and devils caſt out._]
[Illustration: 38
_The Jews bury the Croſſes._]
[Illustration: 39
_St. Helena comes to Jeruſalem._]
[Illustration: 40
_St. Helena calls together the Chief Jews._]
[Illustration: 41
_Judas is put into a dry well._]
[Illustration: 42
_Judas is liberated from confinement._]
[Illustration: 43
_Judas prays for Divine direction._]
[Illustration: 44
_The Croſſes are diſcovered._]
[Illustration: 45
_St. Helena views the Croſſes._]
[Illustration: 46
_Trial of the true Croſs._]
[Illustration: 47
_A dead maiden raiſed to life by being touched by the true Croſs._]
[Illustration: 48
_St. Helena depoſits a portion of the Croſs in Jeruſalem._]
[Illustration: 49
_St. Helena gives a portion of the Croſs to Conſtantine._]
[Illustration: 50
_Conſtantine depoſits his portion of the Croſs in Byzantium._]
[Illustration: 51
_Choſroes commands his people to adore him._]
[Illustration: 52
_Meeting of Heraclius and Choſroes’ ſon._]
[Illustration: 53
_Heraclius fights the ſon of Choſroes and kills him._]
[Illustration: 54
_The Perſian army ſubmit to Heraclius._]
[Illustration: 55
_Heraclius viſits Choſroes._]
[Illustration: 56
_Heraclius kills Choſroes._]
[Illustration: 57
_Heraclius crowns and baptizes the ſon of Choſroes._]
[Illustration: 58
_Burial of Choſroes._]
[Illustration: 59
_Heraclius takes poſſesſion of the relic of the Croſs._]
[Illustration: 60
_Heraclius, attempting to enter Jeruſalem, is miraculouſly prevented,
and is reproved by an angel._]
[Illustration: 61
_Heraclius diveſts himſelf of ſtate._]
[Illustration: 62
_Heraclius places the relic of the Croſs in its appointed place._]
[Illustration: 63
_A portion of the Croſs is ſent to Rome, the veſſel bearing it meeting
with a ſtorm._]
[Illustration: 64
_The relic of the Croſs expoſed for adoration._]
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Transcriber's Notes:
Edits made:
Page ix, number added to sidenote (2 _Hadrian is said to_)
Page xxii, number added to sidenote (7 _Of old._)
Page xxxvii, anchor for sidenote [28] added to text (torne thys
bane[28])
Page lii, anchor for sidenote [39] added to text. (had been peasyd[39])
Page lxxvii and following, the totals were removed until the final one.
Each page ended with a total, such as:
Chalmarques "
-------
Carried forward 1,674,145
The following page began with something similar to:
Brought forward 1,674,145
Châlons 200
Page cii and following, the sidenotes listing the woodcut numbers were
originally formed with the first sidenote of each page including the
word _Woodcut_. As this sometimes landed in the middle of paragraphs
and the notes were moved to the start of paragraphs, the form was
changed to listing the word _Woodcut_ in the first sidenote of each
paragraph instead of each page.
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