Legenda Aurea - Saint Cristine - Koberger 1488 / Description: Folio incunabula sheet from :JACOBUS DE VORAGINE Leben der Heiligen: Winterteil und Sommerteil. Nuremberg A. Koberger 5 Dec. 1488 printed in 2 col., decorated with three-line blue initial, paragraph marks in red. Folio LXXVI of the German edition of the famous "Legenda Aurea sanctorum" by Jacobus de Voragine with hand-coloured woodcut figuring the martyrdom of Saint Cristina. --- The Legenda Aurea is a collection of hagiographies by Jacobus de Varagine that was widely spread in late medieval Europe. It was probably composed around the years 1259-1266, with the text added over the centuries. The is old is period hand colored. The text is a crib/incunabula; a writing set with loose letters that was printed in Europe before 1501. This edition is early and dates from1488. / Dimensions: 37,00 x 25,00 cm / Condition: Very good condition with a fresh impression of text and woodcut on the full sheet of strong laid paper from the period. No stains, folds or tears on the woodcut or text sections. Some thumbing or soiling of the outer margins only. Excellent considering the age. / Literature: JACOBUS DE VORAGINE Leben der Heiligen: Winterteil und Sommerteil. Nuremberg A. Koberger 5 Dec. 1488 / Medium: Woodcut /Circa: 1488 180
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