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Preview image of work. woodcut on paper,  Folio 62 (LXII) - One leaf from: Liber cronicarum cum figuris et ymaginibus Nuremberg Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer  (commonly known as the "Nuremberg Chronicle") 16095

2007.27.4.2

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Folio 62 (LXII) - One leaf from: Liber cronicarum cum figuris et ymaginibus Nuremberg Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer (commonly known as the "Nuremberg Chronicle")

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Artist

Hartmann Schedel (Germany, 2/13/1440 - 11/28/1514)

Title

Folio 62 (LXII) - One leaf from: Liber cronicarum cum figuris et ymaginibus Nuremberg Anton Koberger for Sebald Schreyer (commonly known as the "Nuremberg Chronicle")

Creation Date

1493

Century

late 15th century

Dimensions

17 1/2 in. x 11 1/4 in. (44.45 cm x 28.58 cm)

Object Type

print

Creation Place

Europe, Germany

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

Credit Line

With gratitude to my Alma Mater, gift of Stuart Denenberg 1964

Copyright

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Accession Number

2007.27.4.2

Object Description

This is from the first illustrated encyclopedia published at the dawn of the discovery period.

This page illustrates woodcut view of Bologna & Byzantium [?], plus portraits of kings and emperors.

Additional Media

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