print;
illustrated book
- Museum number
- 1926,0617.13.8
- Description
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Adoration of the Shepherds; Joseph kneeling at left, Christ in manger at center, Virgin at right, kneeling shepherds at far right; accompanied by German biblical verse to Lucas 2 in letterpress, printed to face the antetype of Moses and the burning bush; illustration to Peter Perenyi and Augustin Hirschvogel, 'Vorredt und eingang der Concordantzen alt und news Testaments, durch Pereny Petri... Und nachuolgents durch Augustin Hirßfogel... erweytert' (Vienna, Aegidius Adler: 1550). 1548
Etching and letterpress
- Production date
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1548
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1550 (published)
- Dimensions
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Height: 310 millimetres (approx sheet size)
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Height: 115 millimetres (print)
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Width: 195 millimetres (approx sheet size)
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Width: 144 millimetres (print)
- Curator's comments
- Bound in the second edition of the complete book with original embossed binding with evangelist portraits, and two-page preface, 56 pages with 104 etchings.
Two etchings to a page with German letterpress above and below with relevant biblical passages; see 1926,0617.13.1-104 for the book. For the antetype facing this print, see 1926,0617.13.6.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: "Vorredt und eingang der Concordantzen alt und news Testaments, Durch Pereny Petri... Und nachuolgents durch Augustin Hirßfogel... erweytert"
- Acquisition date
- 1926
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1926,0617.13.8