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Division A.—Single Woocleuts.
133
f AN EMPEEOR RIDINGr.
(Reprocluction.)
The emperor wears the imperial crown ancl a long mantle with ermine
collar and sleeves, over a short tunic, with tight-fitting hose. He is
mounted on a small horse, and rides to 1. over stony grouncl, with a tuft
of grass and a broad-leaved plant in the foreground. He is an elderly
man, with hair growing long over his ears, and a short divided beard.
His head is turned back to r., and his eyes are bent downwards. He
holds an upright sceptre and the horse’s reins in his r. hand, and a large
conventional rose in his 1. hand. The stirrup is so low that the rider’s
leg is almost straight. The composition is enclosed in a double circular
border, the left half of which is shaded with oblique hatcliing. The
horse’s hoofs and tail pass beyond the inner line of the border. Outside
the circle is an outer border, consisting of a single line (imperfectly
preserved), which touches the circle at the sides, but not at the top and
bottom. The spandrels, like the background of the circle itself, are empty.
Photograph of an undescribed woodcut [133 X 131 ? (cut), diameter of circular border
130 mm.] in the collection of the Uuiversity, Munich.]
Presented by Professor Max Lehrs, 1900.
f A KINGr RIDING
(Reproduction.)
The king wears a mantle of somewhat different shape from the
emperor’s. A hood attached to the mantle is drawn over his head, and on
the hood is placed a royal crown. He is mounted on a mule, and rides to
1. over uneven grouncl, with a tuft of grass ancl a plant with numerous
leaves of the shape of spearheads. The mule’s reins are passecl round the
wrist of his r. hand, in which he holcls a sceptre, while he has a large lily
with an open flower and a bud in his 1. hancl. He has a short stirrup, so
that his knee is drawn up high, ancl he sits uncomfortably in the saddle.
His eyes gaze fixedly at the spectator. His long beard is divided into two
plaits, which pass through a heavy ring, below which the ends hang loose.
The border, circular ancl square, and background are as in the prececling
print.
Photograph of au undescribed woodcut [136 X 131, diameter of circular border
133 mm.] in the collection of the University, Munich.
Presenfced by Professor Max Lehrs, 1900.
The originals are printed in a brownish ink. By the character of the hatching,
which follows the main lines of the drawing with great regularity, except when it
attempts to imitate textures by short, irregular lines and strokes (e.g. the emperor’s
mantle, his horse’s mane), the work can hardly be later than about 1470-80. No cross-
hatching occurs. The style of drawing and cutting recalls some of the iater blockbooks.
The prints may possibly form part of a series of “ ranks and conditions of men,” but they
are almost too fantastic for this, and in spite of their unusual size and shape, it is more
probable that they are playing-cards.
A 135.
BOOK-PLATE OF HANS IGLER.
Schr. 2036 ; Warn. 931.
A hedgehog, walking to 1., holds a spray of a flowering plant in its
mouth. The ground is sprinkled with grass and plants with large leaves.
Over the hedgehog is a long scroll with the motto in black Gothic letters
133
f AN EMPEEOR RIDINGr.
(Reprocluction.)
The emperor wears the imperial crown ancl a long mantle with ermine
collar and sleeves, over a short tunic, with tight-fitting hose. He is
mounted on a small horse, and rides to 1. over stony grouncl, with a tuft
of grass and a broad-leaved plant in the foreground. He is an elderly
man, with hair growing long over his ears, and a short divided beard.
His head is turned back to r., and his eyes are bent downwards. He
holds an upright sceptre and the horse’s reins in his r. hand, and a large
conventional rose in his 1. hand. The stirrup is so low that the rider’s
leg is almost straight. The composition is enclosed in a double circular
border, the left half of which is shaded with oblique hatcliing. The
horse’s hoofs and tail pass beyond the inner line of the border. Outside
the circle is an outer border, consisting of a single line (imperfectly
preserved), which touches the circle at the sides, but not at the top and
bottom. The spandrels, like the background of the circle itself, are empty.
Photograph of an undescribed woodcut [133 X 131 ? (cut), diameter of circular border
130 mm.] in the collection of the Uuiversity, Munich.]
Presented by Professor Max Lehrs, 1900.
f A KINGr RIDING
(Reproduction.)
The king wears a mantle of somewhat different shape from the
emperor’s. A hood attached to the mantle is drawn over his head, and on
the hood is placed a royal crown. He is mounted on a mule, and rides to
1. over uneven grouncl, with a tuft of grass ancl a plant with numerous
leaves of the shape of spearheads. The mule’s reins are passecl round the
wrist of his r. hand, in which he holcls a sceptre, while he has a large lily
with an open flower and a bud in his 1. hancl. He has a short stirrup, so
that his knee is drawn up high, ancl he sits uncomfortably in the saddle.
His eyes gaze fixedly at the spectator. His long beard is divided into two
plaits, which pass through a heavy ring, below which the ends hang loose.
The border, circular ancl square, and background are as in the prececling
print.
Photograph of au undescribed woodcut [136 X 131, diameter of circular border
133 mm.] in the collection of the University, Munich.
Presenfced by Professor Max Lehrs, 1900.
The originals are printed in a brownish ink. By the character of the hatching,
which follows the main lines of the drawing with great regularity, except when it
attempts to imitate textures by short, irregular lines and strokes (e.g. the emperor’s
mantle, his horse’s mane), the work can hardly be later than about 1470-80. No cross-
hatching occurs. The style of drawing and cutting recalls some of the iater blockbooks.
The prints may possibly form part of a series of “ ranks and conditions of men,” but they
are almost too fantastic for this, and in spite of their unusual size and shape, it is more
probable that they are playing-cards.
A 135.
BOOK-PLATE OF HANS IGLER.
Schr. 2036 ; Warn. 931.
A hedgehog, walking to 1., holds a spray of a flowering plant in its
mouth. The ground is sprinkled with grass and plants with large leaves.
Over the hedgehog is a long scroll with the motto in black Gothic letters