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LOT 27:
Collection of Incunabula Leaves [5] from Hartmann Schedel's Book. Nuremberg, 1493
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Collection of Incunabula Leaves [5] from Hartmann Schedel's Book. Nuremberg, 1493
Five incunabula leaves illustrated with woodcuts - most with Jewish context, from Hartmann Schedel's book [Nuremberg Chronicle]. Nuremberg, 1493. German.
Specifications: [5] leaves, thick paper. 44x30 cm. Minimal stains. Fine condition.
Description: A depiction of Solomon's temple and Jerusalem, the Menorah from the Temple [two large almost full page woodcuts on both sides of the leaf], scenes from the book of Bereishit - Avraham and Malkitzedek, with soldiers in the form of medieval knights next to Avraham; Avraham leaving Sodom with the ruins of the city in the backdrop; the destroyed city of Sodom; figures depicting various nations from the book of Bereishit, Aram, Moab and others. Various figures of Jews in traditional dress. One leaf was hand-painted on both sides at the time of printing.
Condition: Varying conditions, fine-very fine. Some have aging stains, on one of the leaves there was a blemish with lack at the bottom of the leaf, the leaf was restored and the text completed by hand.
