Decorative prints

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Der Beycht Spiegel.

Woodcut showing Moses receiving the ten commandments, and showing the tables to the Jewish people.

Maker: ANONYMOUS.
Date: Ingolstadt 1420-1450
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Portrait of an astronomer.

Incunabula text leaf with in lower right corner charming wood block print of an astronomer with a sphere, pair of dividers, etc. looking at the stars. On verso two 5-line...

Maker: INCUNABLE
Date: c.1480
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[Text page with Saint Appolonia, the patron saint of dentistry, Kings, Queens, Saints and Popes. Sexta Etas Mundi. Folium. CXX ].

Text page with woodcuts of Abdon & Senen, Agatha, Appolonia, Serapion, Meniacus, Victoria. With a woodcut of Apolonia (7x5cm.), the patron saint of dentistry. Because...

Maker: SCHEDEL, H.
Date: Nuremberg, 12 July 1493
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The crowned Holy Virgin.

Engraving by Albrecht Duerer. Showing the crowned Holy Virgin, within a small mandorla, standing on the crescent moon. On her left arm she is carrying the child Jesus, wh...

Maker: ALBRECHT DUERER
Date: Germany, dated 1508
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Title page.

Title page to: "Chrysopassus predestinationis....." Edited by J. Eckius and printed in Augsburg, officina Willania 1512/1514. Fullpage woodcut Jacob, crowned by...

Maker: DAN. HOPFER.
Date: Augsburg 1512/1514
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Fragmenta passionis dni nostri Jesu Christi.....

Title Page. 5 figures in a medieval gothic interior

Maker: GEILER,J.
Date: Starssburg 1520
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Autoritates Aristotelis...

Woodcut of a teacher at his desk, with 4 pupils attending. This same woodcut is also used by Henri Quentell in Cologne for his "Composita Verborum" in 1494. See...

Maker: ANONYMOUS.
Date: Perhaps Cologne 1529
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Annunciation.

Woodcut of the annunciation of the angel to the Holy Virgin.

Maker: ALBRECHT ALTDORFER (1480-1538).
Date: Germany 1510-1530
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The mocking of Christ.

The mocking of Christ. by A. Duerer.(1471-1528) From the "passion" series. B.No.8. 2nd state.Monogrammed at centrebottom AD.On the back is text in 16th.century...

Maker: DÜRER,A.
Date: Germany c. 1550
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King David.

RECTO: An engraving showing king David, who is receiving the messenger telling him king Saul is killed in a battle, and bringing him Saul's crown. Text in Dutch. VERSO: 4...

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Date: The Netherlands 1550
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[ Two knights jousting ].

A woodcut of two knights jousting.Jousting is a sport played by two armored combatants mounted on horses. It consists of martial competition between two mounted knights u...

Maker: MUNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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[medieval banquet.]

RECTO: a woodcut of a medieval banquet.VERSO: a woodcut of a flood in The Netherlands in the year 1420 or 1446.Taken from Sebastian Münster's encyclopedic work, the &quo...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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[Elch Moose]

One Latin text page with on recto a wood cut illustration of an Elch Moose (11,5 x 16 cm). From Münster's Cosmographia Universalis.The Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, ca. 1564
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[Creation of earth]

RECTO: A wood block print of visualizing the creation of earth.Text page taken from Sebastian Münster's encyclopedic work, the Cosmographia Universalis. The Cosmographia...

Maker: MUNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1572
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Rhino. On verso elephant.

An early representation of a Rhino.VERSO: an early depiction of an elephant carrying people in a basket.From a French text edition of his Cosmographia , that great compen...

Maker: MÜNSTER,S.
Date: Basle 1580
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Abundance.

Engraving, showing allegorically Abundance. signed in right bottom-corner J.BO.

Maker: GIULIO BONASONE.
Date: Bologna. 1550-1580
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Woodcut showing the Holy Family.

Woodcut showing the holy family, 2nd.state. Signed in topright corner HsP. Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550)

Maker: HANS SEBALD BEHAM.
Date: 1550-1580
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[Two knights]

On recto an early representation of two knights (74x155 mm). From a French text edition of his Cosmographia , that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. With contemp...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle 1575-1580
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[River horse]

On verso a presentation of a river horse, a fantastic animal. From a French text edition of his Cosmographia , that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge. In 1575 Seb...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle 1575 - 1580
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Portrait of a virgin (Agnes ?)

Etching by Herman Muller, of a seated woman with a palm leaf in her hand as sign of martyrdom, a lamb and part of an anchor in the foreground, probably St.Agnes.Engraved ...

Maker: MULLER,H.
Date: The Netherlands ca. 1585
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Aeternum Florida Virtus

Board representing plants and insects.Joris Hoefnagel (Anvers 1542-Vienne 1600) was a painter, illuminator and draughtsman of flowers, fruits, insects, etc. He became the...

Maker: HOEFNAGEL, J.
Date: Antwerp 1590
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Apotheosis d. Isabellae Clarae Eugeniae.

Architectural frontage after design by P.P.Rubens. Engraved and published by Ta Thul.

Maker: THUL,T.
Date: Antwerp, c.1590
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Canons.

On recto an early representation of a siege of a town with canons: To the right a presentation of the devil with a monk. (Print : 70x96 mm). With the initial DK David Kan...

Maker: MÜNSTER,S.
Date: Basle, 1550-1590
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[Costumes of Schwaben)

On recto an early scene showing the costumes of the people of Schwaben. (Print : 95x135 mm).The second scene shows a couple ragging wool. From a Latin text edition of his...

Maker: MÜNSTER,S.
Date: Basle 1550-1590
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Nigra Sylva olim pars Herciniae Sylvae.

On recto an early scene showing the Foret Noire with different animals (a wolf, dear, bear, etc. (Print : 77x150 mm).From a Latin text edition of his Geographia , that gr...

Maker: MÜNSTER,S.
Date: Basle 1550-1590
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[Panther]

On verso an early wood block printed depicting of a panther. Engraved by Rudolf Manuel Deutsch (1525 - 1571) with his monogram.Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch was a painter, d...

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550-1590
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Stoliditas struthionis [Ostrich]

On verso an early depiction of a ostrich .From a German text edition of his Geographia , that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge.Read more [+]

Maker: MUNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550-1590
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[Vates Sibyllinae]

On recto an early birds-eye view of three graces.From a German text edition of his Geographia , that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge.

Maker: MUNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550-1590
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[Crocodile]

On recto a crocodile and on verso an early birds-eye Alexandria in Egypt.From a German text edition of his Geographia , that great compendium of Renaissance knowledge.

Maker: MÜNSTER, S.
Date: Basle, 1550-1590
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Lapis polaris magnes.

This is a plate from a series of twenty prints illustrating new inventions and discoveries (Nova Reperta) after Jan van der Straet. Plated numbered 2. Lettered in margin,...

Maker: STRADANUS, Johannes / COLLAERT, Jan (II).
Date: Antwerp, Philips Galle, c. 1590
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Hyacum et lues venera

This is a plate from a series of twenty prints illustrating new inventions and discoveries (Nova Reperta) after Jan van der Straet. Plated numbered 6. Lettered in margin,...

Maker: STRADANUS, Johannes / COLLAERT, Jan (II).
Date: Antwerp, Philips Galle, c. 1590
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Distillatio.

This is a plate from a series of twenty prints illustrating new inventions and discoveries (Nova Reperta) after Jan van der Straet. Plated numbered 7. Lettered in margin,...

Maker: STRADANUS, Johannes / COLLAERT, Jan (II).
Date: Antwerp, Philips Galle, c. 1590
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Faber marinus, Halee, Gabio, Acipenser Zeelandicus. (Piscium Vivæ Icones - Fish)

Depiction of Faber marinus, Halee, Gabio, Acipenser Zeelandicus. Set against a mountainous landscape in the manner of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Plate number 8. The engra...

Maker: COLLAERT, Adriaen (after)
Date: Antwerp, after 1598
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Alosa, Acipenser, Manula, Apua cobitis, (Piscium Vivæ Icones - Fish)

Depiction of Alosa, Acipenser, Manula, Apua cobitis, set against a mountainous landscape in the manner of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Plate number 10. The engraving is cop...

Maker: COLLAERT, Adriaen (after)
Date: Antwerp, after 1598
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Asellus, Cancellus, Asellus mollis. (Piscium Vivæ Icones - Fish)

Depiction of Asellus, Cancellus, Asellus mollis. Fish set against a mountainous landscape in the manner of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Plate number 13. The engraving is co...

Maker: COLLAERT, Adriaen (after)
Date: Antwerp, after 1598
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(12 Month's of the year)

Complete set of the 12 month's after Joan Anthony de Pauli (Giovanni Antonio de Paoli, c. 1589-1630) and etched by Antonio Tempesta, also called il Tempestino, (1555 – ...

Maker: TEMPESTA, A.
Date: Rome, 1599
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[set of 4] Terra; Aer; Ignis; Aqua;

Very rare set of engravings illustrating the Four Elements. Published in Paris by Thomas de Leu after Johan Sadeler and Maarten de Vos. Thomas de Leu (or Leeuw, 1560-1612...

Maker: LEU, T. d.
Date: Paris, ca. 1600
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Perspective print after Vredeman de Vries.

Engraving after Hans, or Johannes Vredeman de Vries (ca.1527-1604), a famous Dutch architect and draughtsman, known in the Low Countries as "The king of architects&q...

Maker: VREDEMAN DE VRIES, J. / GALLE, Th.
Date: Antwerp, c. 1562 - 1601
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Perspective print after Vredeman de Vries.

Engraving after Hans, or Johannes Vredeman de Vries (ca.1527-1604), a famous Dutch architect and draughtsman, known in the Low Countries as 'The king of architects'. Born...

Maker: VREDEMAN DE VRIES, J. / GALLE, Th.
Date: Antwerp, c. 1562 - 1601
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The third Dutch artic voyage by W.Barentsz.

Desirable scene during the third Dutch arctic voyage in order to find the north-east passage to India.Barentsz made three voyages (1594, 1595, 1596-1597) in search of the...

Maker: DE BRY, Th.
Date: Frankfurt, 1601
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The third Dutch artic voyage by W.Barentsz.

These famous and desirable scene is engraved by de Bry depicting a scene during the third Dutch arctic voyage in order to find the north-east passage to India.Despite the...

Maker: DE BRY, Th.
Date: Frankfurt, 1601
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Perspective print by Vredeman de Vries.

Page from "Perspective, Dat is, de hooch-gheroemde conste eens schijnende in oft door-siende ooghen-ghesichtespunt ... (&c.). by Hans, or Johannes Vredeman de Vr...

Maker: VREDEMAN DE VRIES,J./ HONDIUS,H.
Date: Leiden 1604
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