Book Title: Summaria vber die gantze Biblia : das Alte vnd Newe Testament, darinn auffs kürtzte angezeygt wirdt, was am nötigsten vnd nützten ist dem jungen Volck, vnd gemeynem Mann, auss allen Capiteln zu wissen vnd zu lernen, darnach sie ihr Leben richten vnd solcher seiner Lehre, zu jrer Seelen Seligkeyt brauchen können / durch Vitum Dieterich. Mit Fleiss von newem vbersehen, vnd mit schönen Figuren gezieret. Vnterschied des Alten vnd Newen Testaments. Fürneme Vnterschied zwischen reyner christlicher Lehre des Euangelij, vnd der abgöttischen Papisten Lehre. Christlicher vnd kurtzer Vnterricht, von Vergebung der Sünde vnd Seligkeyt, durch Philippum Melanthonem. Kurtzer Begriff vnd Innhalt der gantzen heiligen Schrifft, vnd aller biblischen Bücher, des Alten vnd Newen Testaments, durch Iohannem Brentium

Author: Dietrich, Veit, 1506-1549

Image Title: Jacob’s Flock Prospers

Scripture Reference:

• Genesis 30 (further images / scripture text)

Description: Jacob places striped branches before Laban’s unspotted sheep and goats in order to increase the number of spotted and dark colored animals in his own herd. In the background, the barren Rachel offers her maidservant, Bilhah, to Jacob. The artist, Virgil Solis (1514-1562), has placed his monogram (VS) in the lower left corner of the woodcut.

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