page from the Holy Bible in Bohemian

published 1506

Italian 16th Century

Associated Names
Italian 16th Century

Artist

Peter Liechtenstein

Publisher, German, born Cologne, active 1490 - 1528

This is a page of a historic manuscript featuring text and an illustration of a building scene. The page includes a detailed woodcut illustration in the upper right corner showing individuals constructing a brick wall on a grassland under a blue sky. The rest of the page is filled with columns of printed text, decorative initials in red and blue, and marginalia with red underlinings. The document has a medieval or early modern appearance, possibly containing a religious or historical text, with manuscript annotations or corrections in decorative script.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Quinn; Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT, 2001; gift to NGA, 2008

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Darlow, T.H., and H.F. Moule. Historical Catalogue of the Printed Editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society. reprint, New York, 1963: 2180.

Inscriptions

upper left in pen and ink: 413; upper right verso in pen and ink: 412; underlining and other marks in red and yellow on text throughout

Wikidata ID

Q76454924

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