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book
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illustrated book
;
print
Object Type
book
illustrated book
print
Museum number
1949,0411.4962.1-37
Description
"Alberti Dureri... Icones Sacræ. In historiam Salutis humanæ per Redemptorem nostrum Iesvm Christvm Dei & Mariæ filium instauratæ" (Hamburg, Georg Ludwig Frobenius) 1604; containing 38 biblical woodcuts by Albrecht Altdorfer, with ornamental border on the titlepage and decorative block after the publisher's address to the reader. Printed and bound with letterpress text by G.L.F. (i.e. Frobenius). Woodcuts
Producer name
Print made by:
Albrecht Altdorfer
Published by:
Georg Ludwig Frobenius
Printed by:
Paul Lange
School/style
German
Production date
1604
Production place
Published in:
Hamburg (city)
Materials
paper
Technique
woodcut
letterpress
Dimensions
Height:
183 millimetres
(approx. sheet size of each page)
Height:
70 millimetres
(approx. size of each biblical woodcut)
Width:
132 millimetres
Width:
46 millimetres
Curator's comments
Despite the title reference to Dürer, the woodcuts are by Altdorfer. One woodcut is unstamped (hence erroneous part-number range 1-37).
Bibliographic references
Paisey 2002 / Catalogue of German printed books to 1900
(414)
New Hollstein (German) / The New Hollstein: German engravings, etchings and woodcuts 1400-1700
(W1-40)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
bible
religion/belief
Associated names
Associated with:
Albrecht Dürer
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Icones Sacræ
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Campbell Dodgson
Acquisition date
1949
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1949,0411.4962.1-37