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Abbildung Inn- und Auslaendischer Hoelzer Nuernberg: In Commission der Seligmaennischen Kunsthandlung

1773–77
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Object Information
  • Title: Abbildung Inn- und Auslaendischer Hoelzer Nuernberg: In Commission der Seligmaennischen Kunsthandlung
  • Author: Johann Michael Seligmann (1720–1762)
  • Date: 1773–77
  • Medium: Book on veneers, text in Latin and German, with 36 hand-colored plates
  • Dimensions: Overall: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
  • Classification: Books and book bindings
  • Credit Line: Thomas J. Watson Library, 2010
  • Object Number: RF.MMA.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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