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Anonymous, German, 15th century

The Mountain and the Star Fall into the Sea, illustration from the Apocalypsis Sancti Johannis, block book, 4th edition

1460–1470
Woodcut, hand-colored
12.8 × 19.9 cm (5 × 7.8 in)

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