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Nuremberg Chronicle, Folio C.L.V.I.I. 1493, Incunabula
Nuremberg Chronicle, Folio C.L.V.I.I. 1493, Incunabula
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Schedel, Hartmann: Liber Chronicarum (The Nuremberg Chronicle). Nuremberg, 1493.
Sheet 157 of the incunabula with woodcuts printed on both sides by engravers Wilhelm Pleydenwuff and Michael Wohlegemut, this godfather and teacher of Durer. Latin text.
  • Double-sided gilt frame 15x21 inches.
  • Description: Text, with four inset woodcut illustrations: Portrait of Constantine the 4th, participants in the Sixth Ecumenical Council, a Halley Comet and an Eclipse of the sun and moon.
  • Collection Title: Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cu[m] figuris et ymagi[ni]bus ab inicio mu[n]di
  • Creators: Schedel, Hartmann, 1440-1514, Pleydenwurff, Wilhelm, d.1494, Woodcutter.
  • Medium: Woodcut and letterpress.
  • Object Number: 84-B7073.
  • Source: 1. GRI Digital Collections: http://search.getty.edu/gri/records/griobject?objectid=2683913501 2. Nuremberg Chronicle 1st Eng. Ed, University of WI, Madison, WI, 2010: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/nur.001.0004
  • After the Bible of Gutemberg is the most famous work of printed in the fifteenth century.
  • World history description, from the Creation to the end of the 15th century. Each leaf (approximately 11 x 16 inches) contains woodblock scenes, views, portraits and miscellaneous illustrations. They are very scarce, excellent examples of early woodblock illustration and printing.

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  • Condition
    Image NF, Clean & Undamaged. Age toning. Frame NF
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