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Vaulting Plans and Exercises to Determine Their Height and Angle, in a Lodge Book (Bauhüttenbuch)

ca. 1470–80
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vaulting Plans and Exercises to Determine Their Height and Angle, in a Lodge Book (Bauhüttenbuch)
  • Artist: Anonymous, German (Swabian) (15th century)
  • Date: ca. 1470–80
  • Medium: Pen with black and brown ink
  • Dimensions: Framed: 9 3/16 × 6 15/16 × 2 5/16 in. (23.4 × 17.6 × 5.8 cm)
    Other (Open): 8 3/16 × 11 15/16 in. (20.8 × 30.4 cm)
    Other (Closed): 8 3/16 × 6 in. (20.8 × 15.2 cm)
    Sheet (Top Sheet): 8 7/8 × 4 5/16 in. (22.6 × 11 cm)
    Sheet (Middle Sheet): 15 13/16 × 6 1/16 in. (40.2 × 15.4 cm)
    Sheet (Bottom Sheet): 2 5/8 × 6 1/16 in. (6.6 × 15.4 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Albertina, Vienna
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints