print; title-page

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Object Type: print; title-page
Museum number: E,3.113
Title: Series: Apocalypse
Description: The Virgin appearing to St John; St John with an eagle to his right, a book on his knees, and an inkwell and quill-case to his left; on the right the Virgin, wears a crown of stars and holds the infant Christ, with two lines title inscription and Latin letterpress on verso. Title-page to the 1511 edition. c.1511 Woodcut
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Production date: 1511
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Dimensions: Height: 317 millimetres (image and title); Height: 186 millimetres (image); Width: 182 millimetres
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Curator's comments: According to David Paisey, the 1511 Latin edition of the Apocalypse was printed by Hieronymus Höltzel (cf Paisey, 2002, no.74) Watermark: tower surmounted by crown and flower (Meder 259)
Bibliographic references: Meder 1932 / Dürer Katalog (163.b) (Latin edition); Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (VII.127.60) (Latin edition); Dodgson 1903, 1911 / Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts in the BM, 2 vols (I.303.113) (cf; here Latin edition); Schoch 2001-04 / Albrecht Dürer, das druckgraphische Werk. 3 vols I Intaglio, II Woodcuts, III Book illustrations (II.111) (Latin edition)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Representation of: Virgin Mary; Representation of: St John the Evangelist
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Acquisition date: 1753
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: E,3.113

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