View of Pisa, Pisa, Liber Chronicarum, print, book illustration, pastedown, A view of a city. Here used as an image of the city of Pisa., printmaker: workshop of Michel Wolgemut, Nuremberg, printmaker: workshop of Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, 1493, Bavaria, paper, letterpress printing, woodcut, pastes, woodcut pasted onto album page, text in letterpress, verso with woodcut and text in letterpress, height 212 mm x width 225 mm, The woodcut is repeatedly used as a book illustration in the Liber Chronicarum (or Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel, published in Latin and German in 1493. See the Latin edition, folio 45v., city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, Tuscany, A detailed black and white ink illustration of a fortified medieval town with clustered buildings, towers, battlements, arched gateways, narrow streets, and layered rooftops, set against rolling hills and a river that winds near the town, with varied architectural features such as round and square towers, crenell...
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View of Pisa, Pisa, Liber Chronicarum, print, book illustration, pastedown, A view of a city. Here used as an image of the city of Pisa., printmaker: workshop of Michel Wolgemut, Nuremberg, printmaker: workshop of Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, 1493, Bavaria, paper, letterpress printing, woodcut, pastes, woodcut pasted onto album page, text in letterpress, verso with woodcut and text in letterpress, height 212 mm x width 225 mm, The woodcut is repeatedly used as a book illustration in the Liber Chronicarum (or Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel, published in Latin and German in 1493. See the Latin edition, folio 45v., city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, Tuscany, A detailed black and white ink illustration of a fortified medieval town with clustered buildings, towers, battlements, arched gateways, narrow streets, and layered rooftops, set against rolling hills and a river that winds near the town, with varied architectural features such as round and square towers, crenellated walls, turrets, a large central castle complex on higher ground, and dense arrangements of houses and churches filling the scene.

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View Pisa Liber Chronicarum print book illustration pastedown view city image printmaker workshop Michel Wolgemut Nuremberg Wilhelm Pleydenwurff 1493 Bavaria paper letterpress printing woodcut pastes woodcut pasted album page text letterpress verso height 212 mm x width 225 mm repeatedly Nuremberg Chronicle Hartmann Schedel published Latin German See Latin edition folio 45v city-view landscape man- constructions Tuscany detailed black white ink illustration fortified medieval town clustered buildings towers battlements arched gateways narrow streets layered rooftops set rolling hills river winds near town varied architectural features round square towers crenellated walls turrets large central castle complex higher ground dense arrangements houses churches filling scene

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