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Auction 120, Lot 829

"CXXVIII", Schedel, Hartmann

Subject: Incunabula

Period: 1493 (published)

Publication: Nuremberg Chronicle

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11 x 16 inches
27.9 x 40.6 cm
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A decorative sheet of Latin text with St. Catherine and her wheel of martyrdom on the recto, along with early Christian authors Arnobius, his pupil, Lactantius, and the early bishop Eusebius. The verso has the early popes Sylvester I, Marcus, Julius, and Liberius.

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Condition: A

A little marginal soiling and some minor chips, not affecting the printed area.

Estimate: $95 - $130

Sold for: $110

Closed on 7/18/2007

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