After Class 2/16

After going over questions from previous blogs, yesterday we quickly went over the Renaissance.  Renaissance can be described as a rebirth or a revival, and it begin in Italy.  One word that was defined yesterday was incunabula, which is latin for cradle or baby linen.  The birth or beginning caused 17th century writers to adopt it as a name for books printed for Gutenburg's invention.  Martin Luther was discussed in class, who was a monk for the Catholic church.  He had a problem with the Catholic's pardons and/or indulgences, so he wrote his 95 theses and posted it at the church.  With the use of typographic printing, his name and ideas were known, therefore started the Reformation.

Albrecht Durer was also brought up in class yesterday.  He is created with bringing the Renaissance to Germany after travels to Italy.  After his return from Italy, he wrote a book that discussed the mathematical fundamentals of writing letters and how to draw.  One example is that he described how to use a grid when drawing a more accurate representation of people.  

I thought it was really interesting how Luther depicted the two pictures of Jesus being removed from the cross and the Pope being carried in the Pope Mobile.  I'm glad that it got the attention of so many people because the intention was to show how the real hero, Jesus, was treated and yet the Pope is getting pampered,... even though he is just representing Jesus.  I'm not religious by any means, but I feel this can go along with everything in society even today.  We often get caught up in the most ridiculous things, upset for the stupidest reasons, even though there are more important, more serious things going on in this world.  I like to get a good reality check every once in a while.  I complain about having too much homework, and somebody else out there is getting severely abused.  The importance of some things need to be seriously considered and rethought,... 

Erhard Ratdoff is credited with creating the first complete title page and I would like to know what book was the title page intended for?