Two Portrait Vignettes Taken From The Chronicle Of Nuremberg 1493 - Fragments Of Incunabula

Two portraits cut from a page of this work published in 1493. Small frames circa 1960. A martyr, and Pope Calixtus III 1378-1458 The book is a biblical paraphrase in the form of an encyclopedic universal chronicle including histories of several European cities. Commercial enterprise launched in 1491 by two Nuremberg merchants, Sebald Schreyer (1446-1503) and his brother-in-law Sebastian Kammermeister (1446-1520) - A German and Latin version were printed. The publisher and printer was Anton Koberger, Albrecht Dürer's godfather. Michael Wolgemut and his workshop produced 1,809 illustrations. see example at the end of the slideshow. pope vignette: 7.5 x 6.2 cm martyr vignette: 10.2 x 5.5 cm