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Incunabula Leaf from The Liber Chronicarum (Nuremberg Chronicle). Folio V, The Creation of Adam Woodcut
by Schedel, Hartman
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- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493. [Incunabula Leaf]. Original Nuremberg Chronicle leaf (two pages) from the first (Latin) edition printed by Anton Koberger in Nuremberg, 1493. Folio (approx 17 x 12 inches); printed in gothic type. Recto decorated with the highly desirable original woodcut illustration of The Creation of Adam (image size approx 8.75 x 8.75 inches); verso depicts Heaven and signs of Zodiac (image size approx 10.75 x 8.75 inches). The woodcut illustrations for this edition were executed by Michael Wolgemut and Willhelm Pleydemwurff. A desirable and scarce example from one of the most important books of the 15th century. Some worming to margin edge, with light wear, upper edge trimmed. Loose, unmatted and suitable for framing. First Edition. Very Good. Illus. by Pleydenwurff and Wohlgemut. Folio.
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- Title
- Incunabula Leaf from The Liber Chronicarum (Nuremberg Chronicle). Folio V, The Creation of Adam Woodcut
- Author
- Schedel, Hartman
- Illustrator
- Pleydenwurff and Wohlgemut
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Anton Koberger
- Place of Publication
- Nuremberg
- Date Published
- 1493
- Size
- Folio
- Keywords
- Incunabulum; Early Printed Books
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Glossary
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.