Bookplate of Hieronymus Baumg?rtner, 1530s, Barthel Beham, German, 1502¡V1540, Engraving, Germany, 16th century, Hieronymus Baumg?rtner is known to some as the man Katharina von Bora fancied before marrying reformer Martin Luther. A diplomat, humanist, and bibliophile, Baumg?rtner belonged to the patriciate of Nuremberg, Germany. His bookplate includes his coat of arms, but why a clock, hourglass, and skull¡Xthe usual symbols of death' It¡¦s possible he wanted to negate any pridefulness associated with his social standing and large library.