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Peregrinatio in Terram Sanctam (Journey in the Holy Land)
Author: Bernhard von Breydenbach (German, died in 1497)
Illustrated by: Erhard Reuwich (Netherlandish, active 1483–1486)
Printer: Erhard Reuwich (Netherlandish, active 1483–1486)
Possibly designed by: Master of the Housebook (Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet) (German or Netherlandish, active last quarter of the 15th century)
Illustrated by: Erhard Reuwich (Netherlandish, active 1483–1486)
Printer: Erhard Reuwich (Netherlandish, active 1483–1486)
Possibly designed by: Master of the Housebook (Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet) (German or Netherlandish, active last quarter of the 15th century)
1486
Place of Publication: Mainz, Germany
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book containing 25 woodcuts (including several folding plates)
Dimensions
Overall: 31 x 23.2 x 4 cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number37.252
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Mainz: Erhard Reuwich, 1486
Catalogue Raisonné
Goff B-1189; Schreiber, Manuel, 3628; BMC I 43; GW 5075; Murray German 92
Description(Mainz: Erhard Reuwich, 1486) Folio; 164 leaves; half vellum, marbled paper boards; brown cloth box
Selected illustrations: Panorama of Venice; panorama of Jerusalem and Holy Land; giraffe, camel, unicorn, etc.
Selected illustrations: Panorama of Venice; panorama of Jerusalem and Holy Land; giraffe, camel, unicorn, etc.
ProvenanceE.P. Goldschmidt & Co., London, from whom purchased by the MFA, March 4, 1937