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Printer and Publisher: Anton Koberger (German, about 1440–1513)
Illustrated by: Unidentified artist, German, 15th century
Illustrated by: Unidentified artist, German, 15th century
1483
Place of Publication: Nuremberg, Germany
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book containing 109 woodcuts
Dimensions
Overall: 38 x 27.5 x 14 cm (14 15/16 x 10 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number37.1293
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 17 February 1483
Catalogue Raisonné
Goff B-632; Schreiber, Manuel, 3461; BMC II 424; GW 4303; Murray, German, 63
Description(Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 17 February 1483) Folio; 586 leaves; blind-stamped pigskin binding, brass clasps and bosses; red cloth box. Two volumes bound as one.
ProvenancePrivate collection (AH or HA) [see note]. 1937, sold by Lathrop C. Harper, Inc., New York, to the MFA for $675. (Accession Date: December 9, 1937)
NOTE: There is a label on the book with the initials AH or HA.
NOTE: There is a label on the book with the initials AH or HA.