Handcolored woodcut illustration on a single leaf. Sm folio (26 cm.) Woodcut 13 x 10 cm
1483 · [Strassburg
by Prüss, Johann
[Strassburg: Johannn Prüss, 1483. Handcolored woodcut illustration on a single leaf. Sm folio (26 cm.) Woodcut 13 x 10 cm. Matted. Slight soiling, otherwise very good. Handcolored woodcut illustration on a single leaf. Sm folio (26 cm.) Woodcut 13 x 10 cm. Book of Heroes. The tales of the Heldenbuch were based on German medieval literature but adapted for audiences in the Renaissance. The epic poetry included in these books of heroes typically include material from the Theodoric cycle, the cycle of Hugdietrich, Wolfdietrich and Ortnit. This folio bears a handcolored woodcut of Wolfdietrich becoming a monk and giving away his realm and crown to the young Hugdietrich.
The Heldenbuch is one of the earliest, if not the very first, books from the presses of Johann Prüss, and one of the richest in illustration. ISTC ih00013400, Schreiber 4196, Schramm 1448 (Inventory #: 303816)
The Heldenbuch is one of the earliest, if not the very first, books from the presses of Johann Prüss, and one of the richest in illustration. ISTC ih00013400, Schreiber 4196, Schramm 1448 (Inventory #: 303816)