print; title-page

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Object Type: print; title-page
Museum number: E,7.263
Description: Title border with the Tree of Jesse; with stems and branches of a tree surrounding whole-length and half-length figures from the Old Testament; the Virgin and St Joseph in upper corners; Christ at upper centre holding the cross, flanked by the symbols of the Evangelists; above the Christ Child the Holy Spirit as a dove. Early proof for the titlepage for the gospel of St Matthew in 'Biblij Czeska', Prague: Sevéryn and Hory, 1529. 1528 Woodcut and letterpress
Producer name: Print made by: Erhard Schön; Printed by: Pawel Sevéryn; Printed by: Kapij Hory
School/style
Production date: 1528; 1529
Production place: Printed in: Prague
Materials
Technique: woodcut; letterpress
Dimensions: Height: 144 millimetres (Inner); Height: 281 millimetres (Outer borderline); Width: 189 millimetres; Width: 89 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: Hollstein / German engravings, etchings and woodcuts c.1400-1700 (I.31.3); Dodgson 1903, 1911 / Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts in the BM, 2 vols (I.435.33)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: christian saint/martyr; old testament
Associated names: Representation of: Jesse; Representation of: King David; Representation of: Jeremiah; Representation of: Nathan; Representation of: Jacob; Representation of: St Joseph; Associated with: Evangelists (symbols of); Representation of: Virgin Mary; Representation of: St Joachim; Representation of: Solomon; Representation of: Jesus Christ; Representation of: Holy Spirit; Representation of: Isaiah
Associated titles
Acquisition date: 1810 (before)
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: E,7.263

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