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Division A.—ScJiool of Nureniberg.—Beham.
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1546, the clate which it bears in the book, while on Pauli 1277 (undated)
it is quite clear that the monogram is a later insertion, for a small oblong
piece of the actual design, immediately above the monogram, has been
drawn again on the same piece of wood as the latter and inserted with it,
so that the edges of the new piece are visible. It seems, on the whole,
that when Beham at length made up his mind, in 1546, to publish his
“ Kunst- und Lehrbuchlein,” he collected a number of blocks of earlier
date, some of which had been used for other purposes, while he added
new ones to complete the illustrations, and endeavoured, by inserting the
date 1546 and the corresponding monogram in the older blocks, to convey
the impression that the whole work was new. The London impressions
of Pauli 1270 and 1284, which are uniformly printed on stout paper and
without text or any other woodcut on the back, seem to be proofs printed
for some special purpose (not earlier than 1546), and not fragments of any
edition of the book.
151. TWO MALE HEADS AND TWO SKULLS. Pauli 1279.
At the top, 1., a man’s head in profile to 1., r., a man’s head facing
directly to the front. Below these are two skulls in the same position,
drawn on one block and connected by an indication of the shelf on which
they rest and a wall behind them.
Each head is printed from a separate block and the two skulls frorn
a third ; but the blocks are combined in this way on the page in all
the editions of the book. The interval between the two heads at the
nearest point is 11 mm., whereas in the edition of 1565 it is only 6 mm.
[Size of page, 130 x 122 (cut).] On wkite paper without watermark. Frorn an
edition not identified. On the back (recto of tbe leaf), is an impression of Pauii 1281.
Purchased from Messrs. Evans, 1853.
151a. THE TWO SKULLS ALONE. Pauli 1279.
Under the two skulls is the date 1528 with the late monogram below
it (see above). Over them is printed with movable type, “ Inn solicher
form und gestalt hab ich dir mein lieber iunger diese ) Todten haubter
fuer gerissen.”
[Size of leaf, 92 x 129; tbe woodcut alone, 60 x 129.] On stout, yeilowisb toned
paper witbout watermark; on tbe back tbe number 243, written by an old band.
Purchased from Messrs. Evans, 1857.
152. HEAD OF A BEARDED MAN. Pauli 1280.
The head and shoulders of an elderly man, bareheaded, with a long
beard, are drawn in three-quarter face to 1. ISto date or signature.
[108 x 97.] An impression from some edition of tlie book, with Pauli 1281 printed
on tbe otber side.
Presented by W. Mitckell, Esq., 1895.
Impressions exist witb tbe date 1546 and monogram.
153. AN ALLEGORY. Pauli 1281.
A winged female genius, turning to r. and looking down, sits on
Death, a skeleton huddled together and crouching on the ground. >She
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481
1546, the clate which it bears in the book, while on Pauli 1277 (undated)
it is quite clear that the monogram is a later insertion, for a small oblong
piece of the actual design, immediately above the monogram, has been
drawn again on the same piece of wood as the latter and inserted with it,
so that the edges of the new piece are visible. It seems, on the whole,
that when Beham at length made up his mind, in 1546, to publish his
“ Kunst- und Lehrbuchlein,” he collected a number of blocks of earlier
date, some of which had been used for other purposes, while he added
new ones to complete the illustrations, and endeavoured, by inserting the
date 1546 and the corresponding monogram in the older blocks, to convey
the impression that the whole work was new. The London impressions
of Pauli 1270 and 1284, which are uniformly printed on stout paper and
without text or any other woodcut on the back, seem to be proofs printed
for some special purpose (not earlier than 1546), and not fragments of any
edition of the book.
151. TWO MALE HEADS AND TWO SKULLS. Pauli 1279.
At the top, 1., a man’s head in profile to 1., r., a man’s head facing
directly to the front. Below these are two skulls in the same position,
drawn on one block and connected by an indication of the shelf on which
they rest and a wall behind them.
Each head is printed from a separate block and the two skulls frorn
a third ; but the blocks are combined in this way on the page in all
the editions of the book. The interval between the two heads at the
nearest point is 11 mm., whereas in the edition of 1565 it is only 6 mm.
[Size of page, 130 x 122 (cut).] On wkite paper without watermark. Frorn an
edition not identified. On the back (recto of tbe leaf), is an impression of Pauii 1281.
Purchased from Messrs. Evans, 1853.
151a. THE TWO SKULLS ALONE. Pauli 1279.
Under the two skulls is the date 1528 with the late monogram below
it (see above). Over them is printed with movable type, “ Inn solicher
form und gestalt hab ich dir mein lieber iunger diese ) Todten haubter
fuer gerissen.”
[Size of leaf, 92 x 129; tbe woodcut alone, 60 x 129.] On stout, yeilowisb toned
paper witbout watermark; on tbe back tbe number 243, written by an old band.
Purchased from Messrs. Evans, 1857.
152. HEAD OF A BEARDED MAN. Pauli 1280.
The head and shoulders of an elderly man, bareheaded, with a long
beard, are drawn in three-quarter face to 1. ISto date or signature.
[108 x 97.] An impression from some edition of tlie book, with Pauli 1281 printed
on tbe otber side.
Presented by W. Mitckell, Esq., 1895.
Impressions exist witb tbe date 1546 and monogram.
153. AN ALLEGORY. Pauli 1281.
A winged female genius, turning to r. and looking down, sits on
Death, a skeleton huddled together and crouching on the ground. >She
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