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Die Unterweysung aines frummen und Christlichen Fürsten

1521
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Die Unterweysung aines frummen und Christlichen Fürsten
  • Author: Written by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (Netherlandish, Rotterdam ca. 1466–1536 Basle, Switzerland)
  • Artist: Hans Weiditz the Younger (German, Freiburg im Breisgau before 1500–ca. 1536 Strasbourg)
  • Printer: Printed by Grimm & Wirsung (1517–1526) , Augsburg
  • Translator: Translated by Georg Spalatinus
  • Published in: Augsburg
  • Date: 1521
  • Medium: Woodcuts
  • Dimensions: Overall: 7 7/8 x 5 11/16 x 13/16 in. (20 x 14.5 x 2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Philip Hofer, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.506.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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