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Life of Saint Pirminius from Heiligenleben, Winterteil (Lives of the Saints, Wintertime), Plate 1 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
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Life of Saint Pirminius from Heiligenleben, Winterteil (Lives of the Saints, Wintertime), Plate 1 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

Unknown Artist (Augsburg, 15th century), printed and published by Günther Zainer (German, active 1468-1478), original text by Jacobus de Voragine (Italian, c. 1230–1298), portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932) · 1471, portfolio assembled 1929 · Woodcut in black with hand-colored additions, and letterpress in black with rubrication (recto and verso), on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat

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Credit lineLife of Saint Pirminius from Heiligenleben, Winterteil (Lives of the Saints, Wintertime), Plate 1 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century. 1471, portfolio assembled 1929. Unknown Artist (Augsburg, 15th century), printed and published by Günther Zainer (German, active 1468-1478), original text by Jacobus de Voragine (Italian, c. 1230–1298), portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932). The Art Institute of Chicago, Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund. CC0.
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