Ulrich Pinder: Speculum passionis domini nostri Ihesu christi

The emperor as a gallant hero in the most important work of the German Renaissance: a chivalric epic with biographical features written by Emperor Maximilian I himself and illustrated with 118 masterly woodcuts

Written by the German-Roman Emperor Maximilian I himself and bearing strong autobiographical features: the last chivalric verse epic of the Middle Ages is furnished with 118 gilded woodcuts

The famous "Mirror of the Soul" from the pen of one of the most important female authors of the Middle Ages: religious texts and biblical scenes in 75 wonderful miniatures by Sister Isabel de Villena

The transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance: a gem of high poetry from the School of Valencia and a milestone of early Spanish book printing with 130 masterful woodcuts on the Passion of Christ

A splendid work of Renaissance propaganda created by the finest engravers of the period: 99 colored woodcuts depicting the most triumphal moments from the reign of Emperor Maximilian I

An extremely rare glimpse into the book world of the 15th century: a "mirror of human salvation" in a block book with 58 masterful woodcuts as a more affordable alternative to Gutenberg's invention of movable type