The Heart of Man: Either Temple of God or Habitation of Satan is one of my favorite devotional books and exists in many versions dating back to Catholic Jesuit images from the 1600s. It became popular in the 19th century via pastor Johannes Gossner, who published his own Evangelical spin on these Catholic images in 1812. He called the work Geistlicher Sittenspiegel- a “spiritual mirror of morality”- it depicts the consequences of one’s spiritual choices.

This listing is for ONE of ten small, turn of the century antique prints in contemporary frames. They appear to be from “The Heart of Man: Temple of God or Worskhop of the Devil,” translated by Rev. Chas. E. Edwards and Rev. V. Losa in 1913. Sourced from an ephemera dealer who specializes in various plates salvaged from books and presented in contemporary black and gold plastic frames with glass. Refer to photos for size: About 7.5” tall.