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Early German and Flemish Woodeuts.—Part II.
either tlie old Frencli copies of tke Yenetian cuts or Koberger’s German set of illus-
ti ations, with the exception of the edition published by Trechsel in 153S (and reprints
of it), in rvkich a new set of cuts by Holbein appeared, still adhering to the old cycle
of subjects.
Springinklee also designed the ornamental head and ta;l pieces for the Ensebian
canons, which follow the prologue to the New Testament in tliis edition only among
those printed at Lyons (they were used again in 1523 at Nuremberg). There are three
pairs of these, and eacb pair occurs twice.
(21) Headpiece. Eight small arches resting on rapitals and containing tablets to
hold the names of the four Evangelists twice over; uuder each tablet is suspended a
bunch of grapes. At the top of all is a larger tablet to hold tke title of the canon
[55 x 206].
(22) Tailpiece. The bases corresponding to the capitals aboye; an ornamental
coune runs behind the bases [22 x 206]. The shafts of the columns are represented
only by straight lines, printed in red. This pair (21-22) is used for canons 1 and 10.
(23) Headpiece. Between the capitals of the columns are six round and three
oblong spaces to hold the titles of the canons; the rest of the space is filled with
ornament, which includes two cherubs’ heads and bunches of grapes and ctker fruit
[55 X 208].
(24) Tailpiece. The bases corresponding to the capitals aboye; a grassy field is
seen in the intervals between them [23 x 205], Tiiis pair (23-24) is used fi -r canons 2-4.
(25) Headpiece. The co'.umns support three pediments, each of wkick contains
two oblong tablets for the titles and a small round opening above for a number.
Between tlie capitals are buuches of fruit, and tke intervals between tke pediments
are filled by half-length winged satyrs, two of wkich are seen in full face and two
(the outer pair) in profile [55 X 208].
(26) Taiipiece. Another set of bases, connected by an ornamental c"urse of a
different design from that used in no. 23 [23 x 205]. This pair (25-26) is used for
canons 5-9.
4. [TREITZSAURWEIK] Der Weisskunig. Yienna, 1775 ■ fol.
Purchased from Mr. Asher, 1850.
Two woodcuts are by Springinklee:—
(1) No. 156. Maximilian and the Archduke Ckarles, seated side by side under a
canopy, receive three ambassadors, who kneel and deliver tbeir messnge. A page holds
the escutcheon of Portngal. A group of six courtiers slands 1. near the throne, the
foremost of wbom, by his gesture, appears to be interpreting the letter read by the
foremost ambassador. Unsigned. [237 x 212.]
Tbe group of the three ambassadors and the page is cut on a separate piece of wood,
inserted in the principal Idock. Two other blocks of the same irregular sbape exist,
containing the same subject with variations, so tkat the complete edition of the
Weisskunig, if it had ever been completed, would have contained this subject three
times. Burtsck prints only the first version, but all three a’e given in the latest edition
(Jahrb. d. liunstliist. Samml. vi, Yienna, 1888 (ed. A. Schultz), pp. 383-5). They
represent:
(а) The ambassadors of Emmanuel, King of Portugal, demanding the hand of
Eleanor, eldest daughter of Philip I of Castile (married in 1518).
(б) The ambassadors of Christian II, Ivmg of Denmark, demanding the hand of
Isabella, second daughter of Philip (married in 1515).
(c) The ambassadors of Ludwig II, King of Hungary and Bohemia, demanding the
hand of Mary, third daughter of Philip (mariied in 1522).
(2) No. 199. Maximilian, on his throne, giving directions to a painter and a group
of historians, who are recording the history either of his reign or of his ancestors.
Signed. [236 x 210.] Out by (Jlaus Seman. P. 67 in the edition of Schultz. (Repr.
Hirth, “ Bilderbuck,” i, 138.)
No old impressions of either cut are known to exist.
5. [TREITZSAURWEIN.] Kaiser Maximilian’s Triumph. Yienna,
1796 ; fol.
Pnrchased from Messrs. Willis and Sotheran, 1859.
(1-23.) Twenty-tbree woodcuts (nos. 89-109, 130, 131 in this edition) may be
attributed without hesitation, though only on internal evidence, to Springinklee.
Early German and Flemish Woodeuts.—Part II.
either tlie old Frencli copies of tke Yenetian cuts or Koberger’s German set of illus-
ti ations, with the exception of the edition published by Trechsel in 153S (and reprints
of it), in rvkich a new set of cuts by Holbein appeared, still adhering to the old cycle
of subjects.
Springinklee also designed the ornamental head and ta;l pieces for the Ensebian
canons, which follow the prologue to the New Testament in tliis edition only among
those printed at Lyons (they were used again in 1523 at Nuremberg). There are three
pairs of these, and eacb pair occurs twice.
(21) Headpiece. Eight small arches resting on rapitals and containing tablets to
hold the names of the four Evangelists twice over; uuder each tablet is suspended a
bunch of grapes. At the top of all is a larger tablet to hold tke title of the canon
[55 x 206].
(22) Tailpiece. The bases corresponding to the capitals aboye; an ornamental
coune runs behind the bases [22 x 206]. The shafts of the columns are represented
only by straight lines, printed in red. This pair (21-22) is used for canons 1 and 10.
(23) Headpiece. Between the capitals of the columns are six round and three
oblong spaces to hold the titles of the canons; the rest of the space is filled with
ornament, which includes two cherubs’ heads and bunches of grapes and ctker fruit
[55 X 208].
(24) Tailpiece. The bases corresponding to the capitals aboye; a grassy field is
seen in the intervals between them [23 x 205], Tiiis pair (23-24) is used fi -r canons 2-4.
(25) Headpiece. The co'.umns support three pediments, each of wkick contains
two oblong tablets for the titles and a small round opening above for a number.
Between tlie capitals are buuches of fruit, and tke intervals between tke pediments
are filled by half-length winged satyrs, two of wkich are seen in full face and two
(the outer pair) in profile [55 X 208].
(26) Taiipiece. Another set of bases, connected by an ornamental c"urse of a
different design from that used in no. 23 [23 x 205]. This pair (25-26) is used for
canons 5-9.
4. [TREITZSAURWEIK] Der Weisskunig. Yienna, 1775 ■ fol.
Purchased from Mr. Asher, 1850.
Two woodcuts are by Springinklee:—
(1) No. 156. Maximilian and the Archduke Ckarles, seated side by side under a
canopy, receive three ambassadors, who kneel and deliver tbeir messnge. A page holds
the escutcheon of Portngal. A group of six courtiers slands 1. near the throne, the
foremost of wbom, by his gesture, appears to be interpreting the letter read by the
foremost ambassador. Unsigned. [237 x 212.]
Tbe group of the three ambassadors and the page is cut on a separate piece of wood,
inserted in the principal Idock. Two other blocks of the same irregular sbape exist,
containing the same subject with variations, so tkat the complete edition of the
Weisskunig, if it had ever been completed, would have contained this subject three
times. Burtsck prints only the first version, but all three a’e given in the latest edition
(Jahrb. d. liunstliist. Samml. vi, Yienna, 1888 (ed. A. Schultz), pp. 383-5). They
represent:
(а) The ambassadors of Emmanuel, King of Portugal, demanding the hand of
Eleanor, eldest daughter of Philip I of Castile (married in 1518).
(б) The ambassadors of Christian II, Ivmg of Denmark, demanding the hand of
Isabella, second daughter of Philip (married in 1515).
(c) The ambassadors of Ludwig II, King of Hungary and Bohemia, demanding the
hand of Mary, third daughter of Philip (mariied in 1522).
(2) No. 199. Maximilian, on his throne, giving directions to a painter and a group
of historians, who are recording the history either of his reign or of his ancestors.
Signed. [236 x 210.] Out by (Jlaus Seman. P. 67 in the edition of Schultz. (Repr.
Hirth, “ Bilderbuck,” i, 138.)
No old impressions of either cut are known to exist.
5. [TREITZSAURWEIN.] Kaiser Maximilian’s Triumph. Yienna,
1796 ; fol.
Pnrchased from Messrs. Willis and Sotheran, 1859.
(1-23.) Twenty-tbree woodcuts (nos. 89-109, 130, 131 in this edition) may be
attributed without hesitation, though only on internal evidence, to Springinklee.