Auction 108 Letters by A. Einstein and Other Illustrious Personalities, Zionism, Holocaust and Anti-Semitism, Ritual Items & Jewish Art, Rare Books, Letters of Rabbis and Rebbes
By Winner'S
Jun 19, 2018
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LOT 27:

Collection of Incunabula Leaves [5] from Hartmann Schedel's Book. Nuremberg, 1493

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Auction took place on Jun 19, 2018 at Winner'S
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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.


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