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

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Leaf CXIII 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
x1970-74
This leaf comes from the fi rst Bible printed in the city of Nuremberg in the early years of book publishing. Published by Anton Koberger (1440/45–1513) in German rather than Latin and incorporating woodcuts originally made for a Bible published in Cologne in 1478, the deluxe edition of Koberger’s Bible features hand-colored illustrations in a style reminiscent of medieval manuscript illumination, with generalized, broadly delineated fi gures acting out the narrative in a compressed pictographic space. This leaf illustrates an episode from the Book of Judges, in which Gideon demands proof of the existence of God, who has chosen him to deliver Israel from oppression.

Information

Title
Leaf CXIII 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: 11.5 × 18.7 cm (4 1/2 × 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 38 x 25.9 cm (14 15/16 x 10 3/16 in.) frame: 54.5 × 41.5 × 3 cm (21 7/16 × 16 5/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch, Class of 1906
Object Number
x1970-74
Place Made

Europe, Germany, Nuremberg

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

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