Lot 520 , [Hartmann, Schedel - Liber Chronicarum, the Nuremburg Chronicle], an original folium (no.XXXVII), headlined - Tercia etas mundi (the Third Age of the World); of Trojan War interest (recto) with wood-engraved illus. of 8
° [Hartmann, Schedel - Liber Chronicarum, the Nuremburg Chronicle], an original folium (no.XXXVII), headlined - Tercia etas mundi (the Third Age of the World); of Trojan War interest (recto) with wood-engraved illus. of 8 of the major protagonists (Hercules, Hector, Agamemnon, etc.), the verso concerns the Old Testament, with 9 relevant engravings. (Nuremberg: Anton Kolberger, 1493)
£70-90
Condition:
clean and dark impression, verso illus. within ruled borders, overall leaf size 42 x 28cm. all within red rules, wormed top left / right corners (affects red rules only)
Sold for £35