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Matthias Ringmann (1482-1511)

Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi. 1508

Price Realised GBP 2,375
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Matthias Ringmann (1482-1511)

Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi. 1508

Price Realised GBP 2,375
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RINGMANN, Matthias (1482-1511). Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi. Strasbourg: Johann Knobloch, 1508.

A fine woodcut series of the Passion by Urs Graf (c.1485-1528). Graf's 'subject matter and his experiments with woodcut techniques make him an original and highly imaginative artist' (Grove). The fourth edittion, following first publication in 1506. Adams R-566; Brunet IV, 421; Hollstein XI, 68-72, nos. 4-27; USTC 683072; VD16 B-4696; M.C. Oldenbourg, 'Die Holzschnitte des Urs Graf zur Passion', Festschrift [fr] Josef Benzing, 1964, pp. 291-310, no.9.

Folio (262 x 197mm). 25 large woodcuts, 24 by Urs Graf and one by Hans Wechtlin (a few stains, small repair on title, leaf b6 folding presumably to preserve most of the marginalia). Modern vellum with external stitches, leather ties, manuscript title on upper cover, gilt edges. Provenance: early marginalia – Munich, Royal Library (stamp on title).

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