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Biblia ad vetustissima exemplaria nunc recens castigata

Publisher Weigand Han heirs German
1566
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Object Information
  • Title: Biblia ad vetustissima exemplaria nunc recens castigata
  • Artist: Jost Amman (Swiss, Zurich before 1539–1591 Nuremberg)
  • Publisher: Weigand Han heirs (German)
  • Published in: Frankfurt am Main
  • Date: 1566
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Overall: 13 9/16 x 9 1/4 x 3 9/16 in. (34.5 x 23.5 x 9 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 21.36.14
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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