print; book-illustration

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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
Production date: 1557
Production place: Printed in: Frankfurt am Main
Materials
Technique
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
Location: Not on display
Subjects: time/seasons; ploughing; sowing
Associated names
Associated titles
Acquisition name: Purchased from: C G Boerner (sale CLIV Leipzig 4/6.v.1927/172 (45M for 24 prints)); Purchased through: Colnaghi
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1927
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1927,0614.65

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