Epistle CXI to Paula and Eustochio from Epistolae (Letters of Saint Jerome), Plate 47 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
Date:
1497, portfolio assembled 1929
Artist:
Unknown Artist (Ferrara, late 15th century) printed and published by Lorenzo de Rossi (Italian, active 1482-1522) original text by Saint Jerome (Dalmatia, c. 347–420) portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932)
Epistle CXI to Paula and Eustochio from Epistolae (Letters of Saint Jerome), Plate 47 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
Place
Italy (Artist's nationality:)
Date
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Woodcut in black, and letterpress in black (recto and verso), on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat
Dimensions
Image: 5 × 7.2 cm (2 × 2 7/8 in.); Sheet: 33 × 23 cm (13 × 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund
Reference Number
1938.86.47
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