⚠The text and illustration are mirror-image show-through from the other side of the leaf and are not physically printed on this side.

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THE REVELATION

OF ST. JOHN.

original Latin: "APOCALYPSIS S. IOANNIS." The title uses the Latin form of the Greek word apokalypsis, which literally translates to an "unveiling" or "revelation" of hidden things.

The Revelation

of St. John.

original German: "Die Offenbarung S. Johannis." This is a German translation of the Latin title above, indicating the book was likely intended for a bilingual audience of scholars and laypeople.

A large rectangular woodcut illustration is visible through the paper. It depicts the Apostle John on the island of Patmos. He is typically shown in such illustrations seated in a natural landscape, recording his celestial visions in a book while accompanied by an eagle, his traditional symbol.

FRANKFURT. At the house of the Heirs of Christian Egenolff.

original: "FRANC. Apud Haer. Chr. Egen." Frankfurt am Main was a central hub for the European book trade. Christian Egenolff was the city's first major resident printer and publisher; after his death in 1555, his heirs continued to operate the press under this imprint.

1564.

original: "M. D. LXIIII." The date is written in Roman numerals.