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Print

late 15th century (made), 1897 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of eight sheets containing reproductions of 24 woodcuts from German printed books of the late 15th century.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
process engraving
Brief description
Print, one of eight sheets containing reproductions of 24 woodcuts from German printed books by unknown artists, process engraving prepared by William Morris and published by the Kelmscott Press, Britain, 1897
Physical description
One of eight sheets containing reproductions of 24 woodcuts from German printed books of the late 15th century.
Object history
Prepared by William Morris to appear in the catalogue of his library, but printed subsequent to his death in Some German Woodcuts of the Fifteenth Century, edited by S. C. Cockerell, Kelmscott Press, 1897
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1920, London: HMSO, 1922.
Collection
Accession number
E.1796-1920

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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