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Artist

Jost Amman (Zurich, Switzerland, ca. 1539 (active in Germany) - 1591, Nuremberg, Germany)

Title

Human Alphabet

Creation Date

1567

Century

mid-16th century

Dimensions

10 3/8 in. x 13 7/8 in. (26.4 cm x 35.2 cm)

Object Type

print

Creation Place

Europe, Germany

Medium and Support

woodcut with letterpress on beige wove paper

Credit Line

Bequest of David P. Becker, Class of 1970

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

2011.69.4