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Hans Bohm of Niklashausen preaching, Liber Chronicarum, print, album page, book illustration, In a village, a group of people are listening to a man in a window frame. On the right, a church or chapel. The image is taken from the Liber Chronicarum. The text of this book identifies the man as Hans Bohm of Niklashausen. This man preached about the shameful life of the clergy and called upon people not to pay taxes and tolls., printmaker: workshop of Michel Wolgemut, Nuremberg, printmaker: workshop of Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, 1493, Bavaria, paper, letterpress printing, woodcut, pastes, woodcut pasted onto album page, verso with woodcut and text in letterpress, height 154 mm x width 225 mm, The woodcut is used as a book illustration in the Liber Chronicarum (or Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel, published in Latin and German in 1493. See the German and Latin edition, folio 255r., church (exterior) - QQ - small church, chapel, preaching (in general), A black and white woodcut scene shows a group of robed figures clustered together near the left foreground, many wearing hoods or headscarves and seated or leaning close, their hands gesturing and faces turned toward one another; two figures lean from a window above them pointing outward. In the middle distance a winding path runs past small thatched and gabled buildings, a circular hut, and a simple open gateway, while a stream or channel curves through the scene. On the right a larger timbered building with a covered porch stands beside tall poles and rigging, with boats or stacked hull shapes and a dock area visible near the water, and wooden ladders and platform elements scattered through the waterfront structures.

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Hans Bohm Niklashausen preaching Liber Chronicarum print album page book illustration village group people listening man window frame right church chapel image text book identifies Niklashausen man preached shameful life clergy called upon people pay taxes tolls printmaker workshop Michel Wolgemut Nuremberg Wilhelm Pleydenwurff 1493 Bavaria paper letterpress printing woodcut pastes woodcut pasted verso letterpress height 154 mm x width 225 mm Nuremberg Chronicle Hartmann Schedel published Latin German See Latin edition folio 255r exterior - QQ - small church preaching in general black white scene robed figures clustered together near left foreground wearing hoods headscarves seated leaning close hands gesturing faces turned another two figures lean window them pointing outward middle distance winding path runs past small thatched gabled buildings circular hut simple open gateway stream channel curves larger timbered building covered porch stands beside tall poles rigging boats stacked hull shapes dock area visible near water wooden ladders platform elements scattered waterfront structures