編號 92466155
Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wolgemut/ Wilhelm Pleydenwurff - The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) - 1493
編號 92466155
Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wolgemut/ Wilhelm Pleydenwurff - The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) - 1493
Original incunabulum leaf CLXXVIII (178) from the Nuremberg Chronicle of Hartmann Schedel, the Latin edition from 1493.
An incunabulum (cradle print) is a book printed in Europe before 1 January 1501, when the printing press was still in its infancy, and of which the text is set in movable type. They are now rarely seen on the market.
The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) by Hartmann Schedel 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), a teacher of Albrecht Dürer. Dürer probably also contributed to the execution of many of the woodcuts for this incunabulum.
On the recto side, no illustrations are depicted.
The verso side, a lineage of popes is beautifully illustrated which include: Pope John the Twelfth, Pope Benedict the Fifth, Pope Leo the Eighth, Pope John XIII and Pope Benedict the Sixth.
This is not a facsimile edition, but an original leaf printed in the 15th century - so 531 years old!
Rare in coloured version.
Dimensions: 42 x 29,5 cm
Good condition.