Peregrinatio in terram sanctam (Pilgrimage to the Holy Land), 1486

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Medium

bound volume illustrated with 24 woodcuts, including 7 folding plates, in a contemporary Jena binding

Dimensions

overall size (volume closed): 31.6 x 22.4 x 4.1 cm (12 7/16 x 8 13/16 x 1 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Anonymous Gift

Accession Number

2001.81.1

Artists / Makers

Bernhard von Breidenbach (author) German, died 1497

Erhard Reuwich (artist) German, c. 1455 - c. 1490

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Provenance

Conrad Humbracht (15th/16th century). Herzoglische Meiningischer Bibliothek (date of accession unknown); Prince Bernhard von Sachsen-Meiningen (1942 - sold 1949); Rita Bootz, Loxstedt, Germany; (sale, Hauswedell and Nolte, Hamburg, 18 June 1992, no. 351); Heribert Tenschert [1]; (Dr. Jörn Günther, Hamburg); gift to NGA, 2001.

[1] At the time of the 1992 sale, the Venice plate in this volume was incomplete. Tenschert made up the plate with a portion taken from another first edition impression (formerly owned by Paul Hardt).

Associated Names

Günther, Jörn

Exhibition History

2004: Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings: Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2004 - 2005