Koberger, Anton, approximately 1440-1513
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Nuremberg Chronicle leaf, 1493
Item — Box 1, Folder: 11, Object: 1
Identifier: Item 11
Scope and Contents
From the "Nüremburg Chronicle". It was printed in Nüremburg by Anton Koberger in 1493. The "Nüremburg Chronicle" contained over 300 leaves and about 1,900 woodcuts. The type is a modified Gothic that was commonly used with the Nüremburg printers. This ambitious publishing feat is known as the Picture Book of the Fifteenth Century. The recto side of the leaf is marked CCXXII in the upper right hand corner; the verso side is unmarked.
Dates:
1493