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Woodcuts from John Foxe’s Acts and Monuments
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Burning at the stake
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Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: A balding, bearded man burns at the stake. He faces toward the left of the image and clasps his hands in prayer. This woodcut appears nine times in the second edition (1570) to illustrate the burning of Tho. Rhedonensis (at Rome) (sig. Yy6r, p. 791); Richard Wyche priest (sig. DD1v, p. 830); John... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: A chained man burns at the stake. He faces toward the left of the image and clasps his hands in prayer. This woodcut appears fifteen times in the second edition (1570) to illustrate the burning of Richard Houeden (sig. Yy5r, p. 789); Babram (at Northfolk) (sig. GG1v [right], p. 866); Christopher ... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: A clothed woman and three clothed men burn at two stakes. The woman folds her hands before her in prayer. One of the men, at the right, faces forward and displays his palm. A second man stands in profile on the left and raises both arms above his head, while a third man, at the rear, raises his l... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: A chained man burns at the stake. He faces toward the left of the image and clasps his hands in prayer. This woodcut appears eleven times in the fourth edition (1583) to illustrate the burning of Rich. Houeden (sig. MM3v, p. 666); Babram (sig. RR6r, p. 731); Christopher Shoomaker (sig. BBb6r, p. ... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: A chained man burns at the stake. He faces toward the left of the image and clasps his hands in prayer. This woodcut appears fourteen times in the third edition (1576) to illustrate the burning of Richard Houeden (sig. KK4r, p. 643); Babram (at Northfolk) (sig. PP5v, p. 706); Christopher Shomaker... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Even though this image contains six martyrs, Foxe uses it to illustrate the 1557 burning of ten martyrs at Lewes. The six martyrs, both women and men, burn at three stakes. Four of them fold their hands in prayer. A fifth, at the rear, raises his arms above his head, and a sixth, at the far left,... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Three female martyrs on the left side of the image hold their hands before them in prayer. One of the three men, at right center, holds his arms away from his body. A second man, at the far right, prays with folded hands outstretched. All six martyrs are clothed. This woodcut appears twice in the... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Three female martyrs on the left side of the image hold their hands before them in prayer. One of the three men, at right center, holds his arms away from his body. A second man, at the far right, prays with folded hands outstretched. All six martyrs are clothed. This woodcut appears twice in the... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: Three female martyrs on the left side of the image hold their hands before them in prayer. One of the three men, at right center, holds his arms away from his body. A second man, at the far right, prays with folded hands outstretched. All six martyrs are clothed. This woodcut appears twice in the... -
Contributing Institution: Southern Methodist University Bridwell Library and Ohio State University Libraries Description: As they burn, the central martyr folds her hands at her chest in prayer, and the other martyrs extend their hands outward in prayer. All three martyrs are clothed. The martyrdom occurs at Smithfield. This woodcut appears in the second (1570), third (1576), and fourth (1583) editions. Luborsky and...