Dodgson, Campbell: Catalogue of early German and Flemish woodcuts: preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (Band 1): [German and Flemish woodcuts of the XV century] (London, 1903)

Division A.—School of Nuremberg.—SpringinJdee.

371

Imperfect, wanting sig. + a, + b i. ii, anrl fol. cxvm.1

From the collection of Franz, Graf von Kesselstatt.

Purchaserl from Mr. Evans, 1850.

Sixty-three of the illustrations are by Erhard Schon. Of the remainder, six are
French woodcuts, from the edition printed by J. Clein in 1513, while twelve are by
Springinklee, all repeated from tlie edition print.ed for J. Koberger by J. Clein, Lyons,
16(?) March, 1516, in whicli they were used for the first time.

The subjects are the following :—

(1) Fol. xli r. The Man of Sorrows, standing with hands upraised before the
cross, in an open landscape. No signature. [58 X 48] = 1516, fol. xxxvi v.

(2) Fol. xlvii r. Christ on the Cross between the Yirgin and St. John. No
signature. [58 X 48] = 1516, fol. xxi r. and xli v.

(3) Fol. li v. St. Gregory and the Angel of St. Matthew [58 x 48] = 1516, fol.
xlvi r.

(4) Fol. lviii v. St. Jerome and the Lion of St. Mark [58 x 48] = 1516, fol. li v.

(5) „ lxiv r. St. Ambrose and the Ox of St. Luke [58 x 48] = 1516, fol. lvi r.

(6) „ lxix v. St. Augustine and the Eagle of St. John [58 X 48] = 1516,
fol. lxi r.

(7) Fol. xcvni r. (sic for xcvi). Tlie Trinity [76 x 51] = 1516, fol. Lxxxin v.
Probably by Springinklee, but badly cut, and inferior to the rest.

(8) Eol. cxxx r. St. Blasius, three-quarters to r., with taper in 1. hand, crozier in r.;
landscape background [58 X 48] = 1516, fol. cxiv r.

(9) Fol. cxxxn v. St. Erasmus, three-quarters to 1., walking and reading a book;
crozier and winch under his 1. arm; landscape background [58 x 48] = 1516, fol. cxvi r.

(10) Fol. cxxxviii v. St. Eionysins, carrying his mitred kead on a large book;
crozier under his 1. arm; landscape background [58 x 48] = 1516, fol. cxx r.

(11) Fol. clii v. St. Nickolas, facing to the front, kolding crozier in r. hand,
supporting the three balls on a book with 1. hand, which is hidden by tlie cope.
Landscape background, with kills across a lake or wide river [58 X 48] = 1516,
fol. cxxxi r.

(12) Fol. clxxvii r. A priest liearing the confession of a penitent [59 x 49] = 1516,
fol. clii v.

(13) Fol. cxc r. A priest giving the ILost to a communicant [58 X 48] = 1516, fol.
clxiv r.

There are ornamental borders to every page, two of which bear the date 1516.
These are independent compositions entirely in the same style as the larger borders
(dated 1515) used in the 1516 edition, and there is every reason to believe that both
sets were designed by Springinklee.

2. [HORTULUS.] Hortulus 'anime. Printed for J. Koberger by
P. Peypus, Nuremberg, 29 March, 1519; 8vo. (Muther 1174.)

Imperfect, wanting the last five leaves.

Purchased frora Herr Gutekunst, 1870.

Sixteen of tlie illustrations are by Erhard Schon. Of t.lie remainder, five areFrenek
woodcuts from the edition printed by J. Clein, Lyons, 1513, while fifty-three are by
Springinklee. These belong to two sets: nineteen are from tlie edition printed by
J. Glein at Lyons, 1516, while thirty-four are from t.he new set first used in two editions
printed by F. Peypus for J. Koberger, Nuremberg, 8 May and 12 Dec. 1518. Some of
the cuts in this copy are partially tinted yellow.

The subjects are the following

(1) Title-page (repea.b d fol. lxxiii v. and clv r.) The Yirgin as Queen of Heaven,

surrounded by clouds and cherubs ; over her head the holy Dove ; below the crescent
an oblong tablet to hold the title; under the tablet a unicorn, with bent knees and head
inciined to r. (B. 1). [127 X 90] = 1516, title-page and fol. lxxxiv v.

(2) Sig. 3 iv v. (facing fol. i). The Annunciation (B. 3) [119 X 82] = 1518 (12
Dec.) sig. + iv v.

(3) Fol. xix r. = 1 (2).

(4) „ xxi v. The Lamentation for Christ [88 X 68] = 1516, fol. xxiv r.

1 This edition is very rare. There is a perfect copy in the Munich Library.

2 b 2