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Leaves from circa 1493 "Nuremberg Chronicle" with Hand-Colored Woodcuts
May 7th 2019 @ 8:33pm EST
Winning Bid
$80
Item Details
| Title and Author/Editor | [ Liber Chronicarum (Hartmann Schedel) popularly known as the Nuremberg Chronicle ] |
| Genre | History, Religion |
| Illustrator | Michael Wolgemut; Wilhelm Pleydenwurff |
| Type of Illustration | Woodcut, Illustrations on leaves CXXVIIII and CXXVII are hand-colored |
| Binding | Bifolium |
| Publisher or Printer | [ Anton Koberger ] |
| Publication Year | Undated, circa 1493 |
| Place of Publication | [Nuremberg] |
| Language | Latin |
| Additional Information | Non-consecutive incunable leaves. Sexta Etas Mundi, Folium CXXVIII recto features hand-colored portraits of Saint Catherine and early Christian theologians including Lactantius and Eusebius, verso has hand-colored portraits of Popes Sylvester I, Mark I, Julius I, and Liberius. Sexta Etas Mundi, Folium CXXVII recto features hand-colored portraits of Roman emperors including Caracalla; verso depicts other notable Romans including early Christian apologist Minutius Felix. Sexta Etas Mundi, Folium CLXIIII recto depicts Byzantine emperors Constantine V, Leo IV, Constantine VI alongside the Lombard King Aistulf; verso depicts various portraits and the legend of Amicus and Amelius; leaf has red accented capitals. |
Condition
- soiling, toning and edge wear consistent with age.
Dimensions
12.5" W x 17.5" H x 0.1" D
Item #
ITMG250389
