COLLECTION NAME:
Pages from the Past
Record
Identifier:
exws_pages_b01_item11
Title:
Nuremberg Chronicle leaf
Creator:
Koberger, Anton, approximately 1440-1513
Date:
1493
Description:
From the "Nüremburg Chronicle". It was printed in Nüremburg by Anton Koberger in 1493. The "Nüremburg Chronicle" contained over 300 leaves and about 1,900 woodcuts. The type is a modified Gothic that was commonly used with the Nüremburg printers. This ambitious publishing feat is known as the Picture Book of the Fifteenth Century. The recto side of the leaf is marked CCXXII in the upper right hand corner; the verso side is unmarked.
Dimensions:
11.7 x 16.8 in. (29.7 x 42.7 cm)
Subject:
Incunabula
Subject:
Detached leaves
Location:
Nuremberg (Germany)
Century:
Fifteenth century
Language:
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
Collection:
Pages from the Past
Type:
Text
File Format:
image/jp2
Source:
Z4 .P33x. Pages from the past : original leaves from rare books and manuscripts. Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Access Rights:
This book is in the public domain. Western Michigan University holds the right to the image and reproduction. The images that are provided here are for non-profit, educational use only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections, Western Michigan University.
Digital Date:
2018