Page from 'La Mer de Histoires'

1536

Not on view

One of twenty leaves with woodcut illustrations from 'La Mer de Histoires', Paris 1536. [A translation of 'Rudimentum Noviciorum' by Brandis Lubeck, 1475.]

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Title: Page from 'La Mer de Histoires'
Artist: Anonymous, French, 16th century
Date: 1536
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/4 × 10 1/16 in. (33.7 × 25.5 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Prints-Fete, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1961
Object Number: 61.663.14(20)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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