SCHEDEL, HARTMANN.
Collection of 43 leaves from the Liber Chronicarum. Nuremberg: 1493. Text in Latin. Woodcut illustrations to 24 leaves (the other 19 being a complete index). Folio (451 x 314 mm). Disbound. Index leaves marginally chipped, scattered dampstains, light wear at inner margins affecting the double-page views.
Substantial leaf collection from the most iconic of illustrated incunables. Woodcut views present include: Rome (double-page), Genoa, Regensburg, Vienna (double-page, small tape repair), Nuremberg, (double-page), Constantinople (double-page), Florence (double-page) and others, plus woodcut portraits and biblical scenes.
Substantial leaf collection from the most iconic of illustrated incunables. Woodcut views present include: Rome (double-page), Genoa, Regensburg, Vienna (double-page, small tape repair), Nuremberg, (double-page), Constantinople (double-page), Florence (double-page) and others, plus woodcut portraits and biblical scenes.
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