Michel Wolgemut (German, 1434/37–1519) and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (German, c. 1460–1494)
printed and published by Anton Koberger (German, c. 1440/45–1513)
original text by Hartmann Schedel (German, 1440–1514)
portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932)
Geneva from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel’s World History), Plate 22 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
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Michel Wolgemut (German, 1434/37–1519) and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (German, c. 1460–1494)
printed and published by Anton Koberger (German, c. 1440/45–1513)
original text by Hartmann Schedel (German, 1440–1514)
portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932)1493, portfolio assembled 1929
Geneva from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel’s World History), Plate 22 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
Michel Wolgemut (German, 1434/37–1519) and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (German, c. 1460–1494) printed and published by Anton Koberger (German, c. 1440/45–1513) original text by Hartmann Schedel (German, 1440–1514) portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932) →woodcutprint
Date
1493, portfolio assembled 1929
Medium
Woodcut in black with hand-colored additions, and letterpress in black with rubrication (recto and verso), on buff laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat
Dimensions
42.7 × 30 cm (16 13/16 × 11 13/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund
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