Creation Date
1576
Era
1400-1600
Medium
Wood block printing, printed on the printing press
Dimensions
12.25 x 8
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.109
Description
A page from the book, Actes and Monuments of the Martyrs this anti-catholic book describes the sufferings of Protestant martyrs at the hands of the Roman Church. This book was the first 'best-selling' book in the English language.
Provenance
From Artifacts Unlimited, 117 North State Street, Pennsylvania. Certified to be from Foxe's book, printed at London by John Day in 1576
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