print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1982,U.2202
- Description
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Two figures watch a volcanic erruption; volcano at center, house at left and two figures at right with chained monkey by column; illustration to Latin edition of Boethius' 'Consolation of Philosophy' (Strasbourg: Johann Grüninger, 1501). 1501
Woodcut and letterpress
- Production date
- 1517
- Dimensions
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Height: 162 millimetres (image)
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Height: 90 millimetres (sheet)
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Width: 150 millimetres
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Width: 189 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Folio 19v; see also 1895,1031.11087 for another illustration to the same text.
Lit.: 'La gravure d'illustration en Alsace au XVIe siècle' vol. I (Strasbourg: 1992) no. 96.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Boetius de Philosophico consolatu (Strasbourg, 1501)
- Acquisition date
- 1753-1982
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1982,U.2202