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(THE NUREMBURG CHRONICLE)

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(THE NUREMBURG CHRONICLE)
"A fine and important item from the history of book illustration, an original printed page from the ground-breaking work The Nuremburg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel, published in 1493. Schedel commissioned many artists from Nuremburg to furnish the woodcuts for his ambitious work, including the young Albrecht Durer, then an apprenticed to Wilhelm Pleydenwurff. Indeed, The Nuremberg Chronicle is best remembered for its lavish and skillful illustrations, which took up an unprecedented amount of space in the text of the book. This page measures 11"" x 15 1/2"", and bears a large, brightly colorized image of the town of Nuremberg titled ""Von grossen Bachenland"" on one side, showing the hilltop churches, homes and land in remarkable detail. A great example from one of the book arts' masterworks, in very good condition, a lovely item for display." 2510 A fine and important item from the history of book illustration, an original printed page from the ground-breaking work The Nuremburg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel, published in 1493. Schedel commissioned many artists from Nuremburg to furnish the woodcuts for his ambitious work, including the young Albrecht Durer, then an apprenticed to Wilhelm Pleydenwurff. Indeed, The Nuremberg Chronicle is best remembered for its lavish and skillful illustrations, which took up an unprecedented amount of space in the text of the book. This page measures 11"" x 15 1/2"", and bears a large, brightly colorized image of the town of Nuremberg titled ""Von grossen Bachenland"" on one side, showing the hilltop churches, homes and land in remarkable detail. A great example from one of the book arts' masterworks, in very good condition, a lovely item for display.