Gilhofer & Ranschburg; Gilhofer, Buch- und Kunstantiquariat: Katalog (Nr. 233): Choice and valuable books and manuscripts: incunabula, early French books, woodcut books, fine bindings, Judaica & Hebraica, geography, Americana : including a fine and early ms. of Firdousi's book of kings... (Vienna: Gilhofer & Ranschburg, 1931)

GERMAN WOODCUT BOOKS

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62 Kern, Ulridi, v. Freysing. Eyn new kunstlidis wolgegrundts Visierbudi, gar
gewiss unnd behend auss rediter art der Geometric, Redinung und Cirdsel-
messen. Strafiburg, Peter Sdiaffer, 1531. fol. 77 leaves. With title wood-
cut, 6 illustr. in the text, and large printer’s device at the end
signed by Hans Baldung Grien. Full red Levant morocco finely gilt (Purkett,
binder to the Queen). Frs. 4°°-—
Graesse IV, 13. Muther 1402. Nagler III, 944. Roth 143, 3.
The title woodcut shows a mathematician sitting behind a barrel holding an inch measure.
The printer’s large armorial device is signed by Hans Baldung Grien. (Muther pl. 248 a).
The Rosenheim copy, stamp on the last leaf, the last two leaves repaired on the margins.
See Reproduction, above.

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