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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:
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The digital version is available for education use under ‘Fair Use’ guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries: lib-dc@wmich.edu
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Digital Date:
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2018
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