1514 LIVY - POST INCUNABULA Handcol. Woodcut Leaf - Romans Attack Sardinia
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:3956468 | Originality: Original |
| Style: Medieval | Date of Creation: Pre-1800 |
| Print Surface: Paper | Listed By: Dealer or Reseller |
| Year: 1514 | Subject: Military & Political |
Sardinia and Carales came under Roman rule in 238 BC, shortly after the First Punic War, when the Romans defeated the Carthaginians.Superb POST-INCUNABULA woodcut leaf with woodcut initial and large woodcut view.From LIVIUS, Titus (59 B.C.-17 A.D.). Romische Historie usz Tito livio gezogen. Translated from Latin into German by Bernhard Schöfferlin and Ivo Wittich. Mainz: Johannes Schoeffer, 1514.Gothic type. 28.6 x 20.1 cmWoodcut of the highest quality for the period and reflect...ed in their excellence and deep impression.Light spotting to leaf.This edition was the most copiously illustrated book in early Mainz printing. Although the woodcuts resemble the work of the Late Master of the Grüninger workshop, who illustrated Grüninger's 1502 Virgil, they are probably not from that atelier, since Grüninger's own edition of this translation of Livy, published in 1507, used a different series of illustrations by the Grüninger Master himself. (see Adams L-1357; BM STC German p. 521; Muther 645; Roth, Die Mainzer Buchdruckerfamilie Schoeffer (1898) 16, 2. (2)).Excellent impression on thick velin paper.PRODUCT CATEGORIESAllAgricultureAnatomy & MedicineAntiquarian BooksArchitectureArtBirdsBottanyButterflies and InsectsCaricature & HumourCostume and FashionDance of DeathDecorative Arts and MusicDecorative GraphicEmblematicaEthnographics / American IndianFish and AquaticFood and DrinkFruit and VegetableFurniture / Decorative ArtGarden DesignHistoryMapsMaster EngravingsMilitary HistoryMusic & Music InstrumentsMythology and ClassicalNatural HistoryOcculta Magic WitchcraftPortraitsReligious ArtReptiles & AmphibiansScience Social ScienceSportsTrades & ProfessionsTransportationTravel and GeographyZoologyOther 1514 LIVY - POST INCUNABULA handcol. woodcut leaf - Romans attack SardiniaDESCRIPTIONSardinia and Carales came under Roman rule in 238 BC, shortly after the First Punic War, when the Romans defeated the Carthaginians.Superb POST-INCUNABULA woodcut leaf with woodcut initial and large woodcut view.From LIVIUS, Titus (59 B.C.-17 A.D.). Romische Historie usz Tito livio gezogen. Translated from Latin into German by Bernhard Schöfferlin and Ivo Wittich. Mainz: Johannes Schoeffer, 1514.Gothic type. 28.6 x 20.1 cmWoodcut of the highest quality for the period and reflected in their excellence and deep impression.Light spotting to leaf.This edition was the most copiously illustrated book in early Mainz printing. Although the woodcuts resemble the work of the Late Master of the Grüninger workshop, who illustrated Grüninger's 1502 Virgil, they are probably not from that atelier, since Grüninger's own edition of this translation of Livy, published in 1507, used a different series of illustrations by the Grüninger Master himself. (see Adams L-1357; BM STC German p. 521; Muther 645; Roth, Die Mainzer Buchdruckerfamilie Schoeffer (1898) 16, 2. (2)).Excellent impression on thick velin paper.CROSS SELL1669 Greater Kudu Goat - Conrad GESNER FOLIO - 3 original WOODCUT hand colored$49.99SHOP NOW!1657 Red Deer Antelope Roe Deer - Matt. MERIAN Folio Handcolored Engraving$69.99SHOP NOW!1766 De Seve - WOODLARK - large QUARTO edition hand colored engraving$19.99SHOP NOW!1870 BUTTERFLIES MOTHS Berge - large quarto Chromolithograph with hand finish$14.99SHOP NOW!1543 [1774] Leonhard FUCHS Salomon Schinz FOLIO - Water-Plantain 38cm - handcol$49.99SHOP NOW!1860 Sunbird Reedling Parus - early FOLIO colour lithograph hand finish$19.99SHOP NOW!1830 Loach Nase Chela cultrata - Brodtmann handcol lithograph$39.99SHOP NOW!Marcus Gheeraerts I (1521–1636); Master Engraving - The Cat & the Chicken Aesop$49.99SHOP NOW!1860 Cotinga Waxwing Fruitcrow - early FOLIO colour lithograph hand finish$19.99SHOP NOW!1529 Virgil FOLIO fine WOODCUT with initials - Aeneid: The Site of Rome$99.99SHOP NOW!1860 Milan Falcon - early FOLIO colour lithograph hand finish$19.99SHOP NOW!1868 J. Sarazin - Anatomy - Medicine - superb folio stone colour lithograph$18.99SHOP NOW!GUARANTEEPAYMENTSHIPPINGGUARANTEE GUARANTEEPAYMENTSHIPPINGGUARANTEE This print is an original antique print and not a modern reproduction. I guarantee this print to be authentic. Due to its age, some imperfections can be expected.GUARANTEEPAYMENTSHIPPING PAYMENT GUARANTEEPAYMENTSHIPPING PAYMENT Invoices will be sent through eBay's checkout system within 24 hours of the auction ending. Returns, for any reason, are accepted within a month of Payment.GUARANTEEPAYMENTSHIPPING SHIPPINGGUARANTEEPAYMENTSHIPPING SHIPPINGShipping is via Royal Mail and all shipments are insured.For Prints of all sizes: Standard International delivery to North America and Western Europe is US$ 8.90; for all other regions US$ 13.90.StoreFeedbackContact UsAdd to Favorites
