| Liber
Chronicarum - the Nuremberg Chronicle | ||
See: The MusEYEum - Rivet Spectacles
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SCHEDEL, H. (ed). Liber
Chronicarum - The Nuremberg Chronicle. Single leaf, Folium CXCVIII. Page
headed "Setxa etas mundi".
C. Koberger: 1493 1st ed 2 pp, 13 hand coloured woodcuts. 18.5" x 12.75", good
wide margins with a few small marginal tears and one 2" repaired tear, not affecting
printed area. Very clean in an old matte. The displayed side shows 8 hand coloured
woodcuts, including one of the earliest, and probably the clearest, printed depictions
of a spectacle wearer. | |
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