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Incunabular Sheet - Nuremberg Chronicle

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Incunabular Sheet - Nuremberg Chronicle
Item/Description: Original Incunabular Sheet - 1493. Framed under glass and both sides are visible. In German. Illustrates the stoning of Stephen, the first martyr, Saul (Paul) the first Christian missionary and theologian, and the Conversion of Saul (later called Paul). Large woodcuts of Stephen being executed outside the city walls and Saul on his expedition to Damascus, lightning striking him from heaven while on his horse.
The Nuremberg Chronicle is the most extensively illustrated book, and one of the most important, of the 15th century. The text is a universal history of the Christian world from the beginning of time to the 1490's. Written in Latin by physician and humanist, Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514) on commission from Nuremberg merchants Sebald Schreye (1446-1520) and Sebastian Kammermeister (1446-1503). The Chronicle was printed by Nuremberg printer Anton Koberger (c.1440-1513), owner of the largest 15th-century German printing house. The Latin edition was printed in Koberger's shop between May 1492 and October 1493. In the meantime, a German translation was commissioned to George Alt (c.1450-1510), a scribe at the Nuremberg treasury, and the German edition was printed alongside the Latin one between January and December 1493. The Chronicle was illustrated by German artists Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, with the assistance of studio apprentices, including a young Albrecht Durer.

Material: Paper

Dimensions: Image size: Height: 10"; Width: 16". Framed: Height: 12 3/4"; Width: 18 3/4"

Condition: Signs of age and wear include surface scratches, scuffing, discoloration

Age: c. 1493

Provenance: Private Estate

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