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Book of Intarsia Designs
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Book of Intarsia Designs
Jacob Guckeisen (Austrian, active 1580–1600)
Hans Jacob Ebelmann (about 1600)
Publisher: Johann Bussemacher (German, active 1580–1613)
Hans Jacob Ebelmann (about 1600)
Publisher: Johann Bussemacher (German, active 1580–1613)
1599
Place of Publication: Cologne, Germany
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with etched title and 25 etchings
Dimensions
Overall: 34.3 x 25.6 x 1 cm (13 1/2 x 10 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 33.5 x 25.2 cm (13 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Platemark (Plate 1): 29 x 18.7 cm (11 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 33.5 x 25.2 cm (13 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Platemark (Plate 1): 29 x 18.7 cm (11 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number46.787
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Cologne: Johann Bussemacher, 1599
Catalogue Raisonné
Berlin 1172; Jessen 808; Guilmard, p. 379 (under cat. 72); Hollstein, German, XII, p. 213, no. 12 (Guckeisen); VIII, p. 8, no. 2 (Ebelmann)
Description(Cologne: Johann Bussemacher, 1599) Folio; 27 leaves; modern vellum boards, red cloth box.
Illustrations of intarsia designs for furniture.
Illustrations of intarsia designs for furniture.
ProvenanceOtto H. Ranschburg, New York, from whom purchased by MFA, September 12, 1946.