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Extremely Early Depiction of Jerusalem
Jerusalem.
SCHEDEL, H. [Nuremberg, 1493]
Destruccio Iherosolime.
10 x 20 ¾ inches
Fine hand color; a few stains, usual threadhole repairs, few mended edge tears just entering surface; very good.
One of the earliest printed depictions of the Jerusalem. This dramatic, woodcut bird's-eye view attempts to synopsize the six destructions the city had endured in its history. It was published in the Nuremberg Chronicle, a history of the world that was the most extensively illustrated book published to date. Among the wood engravers who worked on this magnificent book was Albrecht Durer. The Chronicle was the first work to contain a considerable number of city views. With German text.
Laor, E. Maps of the Holy Land, no.1125 (illustrated). |
