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Leaves from circa 1493 "Nuremberg Chronicle" with Woodcuts
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 |
| Binding | Bifolium |
| Publisher or Printer | [ Anton Koberger ] |
| Publication Year | Undated, circa 1493 |
| Place of Publication | [Nuremberg] |
| Language | Latin |
| Additional Information | Non consecutive incunable leaves. Quinta Etas Mundi, Folium LXX shows portraits of Greek figures including the Spartan admiral Aracus, verso shows portraits of Greek philosophers and Persian kings including Xerxes. Quarta Etas Mundi, Folium LX show portraits on the recto and verso of Greek figures including the poet Simonides. Quarta Etas Mundi Folium LVI shows the mythical founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus and their mother Rhea Silvia, the verso has portraits of early Roman figure including Numa Pompilius. |
Condition
- edge wear, toning, foxing, and discoloration to sheets.
Dimensions
12.5" W x 17.5" H x 0.1" D
Item #
ITMG250393
