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print
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book-illustration
Object Type
print
book-illustration
Museum number
1927,0614.65
Title
Series:
The Twelve Months
Description
September; loosely copied after Sebald Beham; with peasants ploughing a field in foreground, another sowing at right; at upper centre scales representing Libra; illustration to Michael Beuther, 'Calendarium Historicum', Frankfurt: David Zephelius, 1557. 1557 Woodcut
Producer name
After:
Sebald Beham
Printed by:
David Zephelius
School/style
German
Production date
1557
Production place
Printed in:
Frankfurt am Main
Materials
paper
Technique
woodcut
Dimensions
Height:
57 millimetres
Width:
136 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
From a series of twelve enlarged and loose copies of Sebald Beham's Months for Luther's 'Betbüchlein' of 1527. For an impression of Beham's design, see 1927,0614.53*.
Bibliographic references
Pauli 1901-11 / Hans Sebald Beham: Ein Kritisches Verzeichniss seiner Kupferstiche Radirungen und Holzschnitte
(1207 Copy f.II)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
time/seasons
ploughing
sowing
Associated names
Illustration to:
Michael Beuther
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Calendarium Historicum
(Frankfurt 1557)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
C G Boerner
(sale CLIV Leipzig 4/6.v.1927/172 (45M for 24 prints))
Purchased through:
Colnaghi
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Josef Wünsch
Acquisition date
1927
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1927,0614.65