Pastill: Uber die fyer Euangelia durchs jor. Bound with: Der Passion oder d[a]z Lyden Jesu Christi unsers herren, 1522

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Medium

bound volume with woodcut portrait of the author on title-page and 148 wooducts from 89 blocks, including 44 full-page cuts and 104 smaller cuts

Dimensions

book: 32.5 × 22.8 × 6 cm (12 13/16 × 9 × 2 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of William J. Wyer

Accession Number

2010.121.1

Artists / Makers

Hans Wechtlin I (artist) German, 1480/1485 - 1526 or after

Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg (author) German, 1445 - 1510

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Inscription

On spine in brown ink: Pastill(?); upper cover in graphite upper right: Geiler v. Kaisersberg (underlined) / Pastill, Strasburg, School 1522; bottom right: CB 1233; in black pen first free endpaper after collector's stamp of K.M.: HO 25.; graphite: 36 Bll, 6 [?], 118 Bll., 29Bll., 110 Bll., / 42 Bll., 6[?] / cpl.; in brown ink across title: (not deciphered); on lower cover in graphite: collicpea, 10198 –m? 366851 / 1 portrait / 1 titelbordirte / 44 ganzs. Textholz. / diverse Holzschni Hinitialen / 25 num. 1311, 1 weisses Bl. 117 num. b11, 1 Bl / 28 n.n. bll. / 109 num Bll, 1 Bl / 42 num. Bll. (daste zheleer?) / Rittes 986. Schmidt. Schott 66. / Weller 2072. BM German Books 336, Muther 1386. Nicht bei Adams.

Provenance

Early ms. inscription on title. K.M. stenciled initials on free endpaper. ms. shelfmark "Ho 15". (Daniela Laube Inc. Fine Art., New York); (Ursus Rare Books, Ltd.); William Wyer, New York; gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Ursus Books and Prints, Ltd.