1493 Incunabula Siege of Constantinople Foliu CCXLIX Nuremberg Chronicle German

Description

Description: 1493 Incunabula The Siege of Constantinople Foliu CCXLIX Nuremberg Chronicle German
Single page of Schedel Hartman's
(1440-1515)
Nuremberg Chronicle
incunabulum, translated into German by Georg Alt, and published by Anton Koberger in Nuremberg in 1493. Schedel's
Nuremberg Chronicle
was perhaps the most elaborate of its time. Along with the
Nuremberg Chronicle's
standard
biblical paraphrase and description of human history as it relates to the Bible, Schedel's publication also included
more than 1,800 woodcut illustrations. This is perhaps what contributed to its popularity with more than 300 German examples surviving today.
Hand-colored woodcut depicts
Constantinopolis, or The Siege of Constantinople, in the year 1453
.
Text describes the content of the illustrations in German.
The reference drawings for the woodcuts were produced by the workshop of Michael Wolgemut and engraved by
Wilhelm Pleydenwurff.
Approximate Measurements:
Manuscript measures 15 1/2 x 9 1/2"
Frame measures 21 1/2x15 3/4"
Condition:
Very good, antique condition, as found. Toned with very minor staining throughout.
31x10mm patch in upper left corner and 38x13mm patch to right of illustration.
Evidence of additional 39x10mm and 49x10mm patches in bottom center of manuscript. 5x4mm hole on single tower in foreground. Two creases or tears--manuscript has not been examined outside of frame so cannot determine if folds divide paper-- begin at bottom left perimeter of manuscript and terminate 2 1/2" and 5" into illustration. Frame is chipped and scuffed throughout.
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