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Identifier:
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exws_pages_b01_item11
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Title:
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Nuremberg Chronicle leaf
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Creator:
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Koberger, Anton, approximately 1440-1513
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Date:
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1493
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Description:
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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.
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Dimensions:
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11.7 x 16.8 in. (29.7 x 42.7 cm)
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Subject:
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Incunabula
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Subject:
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Detached leaves
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Location:
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Nuremberg (Germany)
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Century:
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Fifteenth century
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Language:
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German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
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Collection:
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Pages from the Past
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Type:
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Text
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File Format:
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image/jp2
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Source:
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Z4 .P33x. Pages from the past : original leaves from rare books and manuscripts. Western Michigan University Special Collections
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Publisher:
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Western Michigan University
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Rights Statement:
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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Rights Status:
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No Copyright - United States
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Access Rights:
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Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
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Digital Date:
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2018
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