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Das Glückbuch / Beydes dess Guten und Bösen

July 9, 1539
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Object Information
  • Title: Das Glückbuch / Beydes dess Guten und Bösen
  • Author: Written by Francesco Petrarca (Italian, Arezzo, Tuscany 1304–1374 Arquà)
  • Illustrator: Hans Weiditz the Younger (German, Freiburg im Breisgau before 1500–ca. 1536 Strasbourg)
  • Translator: Translated by Stefan Vigilius
  • Printer: Printed by Heinrich Steyner (German, 1522–1547)
  • Date: July 9, 1539
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Overall: 11 5/16 x 7 13/16 x 1 7/8 in. (28.8 x 19.8 x 4.7 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
  • Object Number: 32.20.8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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