Commentariorum, in Apocalypsim
1526
Artist, German, active c. 1500 - 1541
Author, German, 1075 - 1129
Editor, German, 1479 - 1552
Publisher, German, active first quarter 16th century
Artwork overview
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Medium
bound volume with 21 woodcut illustrations, plus 1 woodcut insignia of publisher Frans Birckman on the title page, 1 woodcut illustration of Saint John the Evangelist, and 18 decorated woodcut initials
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
page size: 30 x 20.3 cm (11 13/16 x 8 in.)
overall: 30.4 x 21 cm (11 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.) -
Accession
2002.91.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Paul M. Dowling, Liber Antiquus, Early Imprinted Books); purchased 2002 by NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
in pen and brown ink, marginal notes and underlining throughout: (not deciphered)