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Unknown Maker, German

Asparagus (Sparagus), 1491 edition of jacob Meydenbach's Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)

Maker

Unknown Maker, German
Jakob Meydenbach, printer

Culture

German

Title

Asparagus (Sparagus), 1491 edition of jacob Meydenbach's Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
(Book) Hortus Sanitatis

Year

1491

Medium

Woodcut with hand coloring on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Woodcut with hand coloring on paper

Materials

hand coloring

Supports

Light weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

15.6 x 8.3 cm (6 1/8 x 3 1/4 inches) (plate)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

43.023

Type

Prints

Exhibition History

The Object of Ornament

European Design, 1480-1800

Apr 12, 2002 – Jul 07, 2002

German Renaissance Graphics from the Museum's Collection

Nov 28, 1961 – Jan 07, 1962

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, German
Jakob Meydenbach, printer

Asparagus (Sparagus), 1491 edition of jacob Meydenbach's Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis); (Book) Hortus Sanitatis, 1491

Woodcut with hand coloring on paper

15.6 x 8.3 cm (6 1/8 x 3 1/4 inches) (plate)

Museum Works of Art Fund 43.023

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