The true and perfect manner of the execution of one Richard Atkins, Englishman at Rome. Anno. 1581.
[n.d., c.1600?]
Rare woodcut. Sheet: 195 x 280mm (7¾ x 11''). Trimmed. Creasing.
A series of four vignettes showing events that led to the execution of the Protestant martyr Richard Atkins. Atkins was travelling in Rome with his New Testament where he was arrested by the Inquisition. He was tortured and finally burnt at the stake.
[Ref: 49702] £230.00
Rare woodcut. Sheet: 195 x 280mm (7¾ x 11''). Trimmed. Creasing.
A series of four vignettes showing events that led to the execution of the Protestant martyr Richard Atkins. Atkins was travelling in Rome with his New Testament where he was arrested by the Inquisition. He was tortured and finally burnt at the stake.
[Ref: 49702] £230.00