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Holy Roman Empire Coat of Arms with Cologne Coat of Arms from Koelner Chronik (Cologne Chronicle), Plate 37 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

A work made of woodcut in black, and letterpress in black with rubrication (recto and verso), on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat.
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  • A work made of woodcut in black, and letterpress in black with rubrication (recto and verso), on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat.

Date:

1499, portfolio assembled 1929

Artist:

Unknown Artist (Cologne, late 15th century)
printed and published by Johann Kœlhoff the Younger (German, active 1487–1502)
portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Unknown artist (Illustrator)

Title

Holy Roman Empire Coat of Arms with Cologne Coat of Arms from Koelner Chronik (Cologne Chronicle), Plate 37 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Original 1499

Medium

Woodcut in black, and letterpress in black with rubrication (recto and verso), on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat

Dimensions

Image: 13.5 × 13.5 cm (5 3/8 × 5 3/8 in.); Sheet: 33.8 × 22 cm (13 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund

Reference Number

1938.86.37

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