Leaf CXXXIX from the Koberger German Bible of 1483
Leaf CXXXIX from the Koberger German Bible of 1483
Leaf CXXXIX from the Koberger German Bible of 1483
Leaf CXXXIX from the Koberger German Bible of 1483

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Leaf CXXXIX from the Koberger German Bible of 1483,

1478, published 1483

Prints after Heinrich Quentell, German, died 1501
Published by Anton Koberger, German, 1472–1513
German
x1970-75

Information

Title
Leaf CXXXIX from the Koberger German Bible of 1483
Dates

1478, published 1483

Maker
Prints after Heinrich Quentell
Published by Anton Koberger
Medium
Woodcut, hand colored
Dimensions
block: 11.8 × 19 cm (4 5/8 × 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 37.9 x 24.9 cm (14 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch, Class of 1906
Object Number
x1970-75
Place Made

Europe, Germany, Nuremberg

Inscription
Letterpressed heading, verso upper center: Das erst Buch Two columns of letterpress in German above woodcut, verso Chapter heading letterpressed, verso center right: Das. XXVIII. Capitel. my [?]
Reference Numbers
Hain 3137; Schreiber 3461
Culture
European, German
Type
woodcuts, prints, incunabula
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
bible stories, battles, soldiers, deaths, religious art, men, figures (representations)

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