Ars memorandi per Figuras Evangelistarum, ~1470, woodcuts6/6/00 |
From
an anonymous treatise intended to aid with mnemonic imaging of the Gospels.
Produced in about 1470 in the Upper Rhineland. The fifteen illustrations provide
a visual summary of the four Gospels. The accompanying text on the facing pages
is a summary of the Gospels. The traditional symbols for the Evangelists are
employed: eagle (John), bull (Luke), lion (Mark) and angel (Matthew).