1493 Incunabula Leaf From the Nuremberg Chronicle of Hartmann Schedel - The Odyssey, Old Testament
By Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wohlgemut & Pleydenwurff
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Nuremberg Chronicle: Nuremberg, 1493.
Original incunabulum leaf (Folium 41) from the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel. This is from the true first edition printed in 1493.
An incunabulum is a book that was printed in Europe before 1501, when printing was still in its infancy and the text was set in loose type. Hartman Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) is one of the most famous and best illustrated incunabula.
The beautiful woodcuts were made by Michael Wohlgemut (1434/37-1519) and his stepson Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (1450-1494), who was a teacher of Albrecht Durer. Durer probably also contributed to many of the woodcuts in this incunabulum.
The colored woodcuts of Folio XLI show an episode from the Odyssey where Ulysses is seduced by Circe, and an image of the first King of Israel, Saul. Woodcuts on verso depict Samson and other persons from the Old Testament.
Condition: As shown, on paper in good condition with minor age toning and spotting to outer margins. 43 x 28 cm.
Original incunabulum leaf (Folium 41) from the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel. This is from the true first edition printed in 1493.
An incunabulum is a book that was printed in Europe before 1501, when printing was still in its infancy and the text was set in loose type. Hartman Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) is one of the most famous and best illustrated incunabula.
The beautiful woodcuts were made by Michael Wohlgemut (1434/37-1519) and his stepson Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (1450-1494), who was a teacher of Albrecht Durer. Durer probably also contributed to many of the woodcuts in this incunabulum.
The colored woodcuts of Folio XLI show an episode from the Odyssey where Ulysses is seduced by Circe, and an image of the first King of Israel, Saul. Woodcuts on verso depict Samson and other persons from the Old Testament.
Condition: As shown, on paper in good condition with minor age toning and spotting to outer margins. 43 x 28 cm.
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