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Saint Peter Martyr and his companion attacked by an assassin with a sword. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.

Dante and Virgil watching heretics in hell ripping their bodies apart as punishment for schism. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.

A pope with a model of St Peter's enthroned on clouds, threatening a dragon with a spear; representing the Roman Catholic church fighting againsy heresy. Engraving by C. Grandi after A. Orazi.

Saint Peter Martyr. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

The levels of hell depicted as circular stone tiers; purgatory lies outside its walls. Engraving.

Saint Augustine of Hippo. Line engraving by P. de Jode the younger after E. Quellinus after J. Mantelius.

Ōrigenēs Kata Kelsou : en tomois 8 ; tou autou Philokalia : Origenis Contra Celsum : libri octo ; ejusdem Philocalia / Gulielmus Spencerus ... utriusque operis versionem recognovit & annotationes adjecit ; cum indice rerum & verborum locupletissimo.

Bellerophon slaying the Chimera; representing the defeat of heresy (Protestantism) in Belgium by Ferdinand of Spain. Etching by T. van Thulden, c. 1640, after P.P. Rubens, 1635.

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Dante and Virgil watching heretics in hell ripping their bodies apart as punishment for schism. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1825.

Saint Augustine of Hippo. Line engraving by P. de Jode the younger after E. Quellinus after J. Mantelius.

Ōrigenēs Kata Kelsou : en tomois 8 ; tou autou Philokalia : Origenis Contra Celsum : libri octo ; ejusdem Philocalia / Gulielmus Spencerus ... utriusque operis versionem recognovit & annotationes adjecit ; cum indice rerum & verborum locupletissimo.

Bellerophon slaying the Chimera; representing the defeat of heresy (Protestantism) in Belgium by Ferdinand of Spain. Etching by T. van Thulden, c. 1640, after P.P. Rubens, 1635.

A pope with a model of St Peter's enthroned on clouds, threatening a dragon with a spear; representing the Roman Catholic church fighting againsy heresy. Engraving by C. Grandi after A. Orazi.