Albrecht Dürer Oratio Dominica
Book
ca. 1880 (published)
ca. 1880 (published)
1 binding ; 34 cm.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Albrecht Dürer Oratio Dominica |
| Brief description | Title from upper cover. Binding infilled with blank leaves watermarked "A Pirie and Sons". |
| Physical description | 1 binding ; 34 cm. |
| Gallery label | Europe and Ameica 1800-1900, room 101
Book: ‘Albrecht Dürer Oratio Dominica’
1880
The elaborate arms, dated 1523, with Dürer’s monogram,
are typical of the renewed interest in heraldry of the late Gothic period. This was a conspicuous ingredient of German ornament from the 1870s. The binding was bought as an example of modern German work; its contents are blank.
Germany, Hamburg; bound by Georg Hulbe
Calfskin, with incised ornament and silver corner pieces
With the arms of Dürer
Museum no. Inv.581-1886 |
| Collection | |
| Library number | 38041800150278 |
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| Record created | May 27, 2016 |
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