Geschiedenis van het heylighe cruys, or, History of the holy cross :
reproduced in fac-simile from the original edition printed by J. Veldener in 1483 /
text and engravings by J. Ph. Berjeau.

Description

Related Names

Veldener, Johann, active 1473-1486
Berjeau, J. Ph. (Jean Philibert), 1809-1891

Language(s)

Dutch ; English ; French

Published

London : C.J. Stewart, 1863.

Subjects

Veldener, Johann, > Veldener, Johann, / active 1473-1486.
Historia sanctae crucis
Holy Cross > Holy Cross / Legends
Incunabula > Incunabula / Facsimiles
Légendes.
Fac-similés.
Legends
Facsimiles
Legends
Facsimiles
legends (literary genre)
facsimiles (reproductions)

Note

For full description of original edition (1483)--Cf. Schreiber, Manuel de la gravure, t. 4, p. 361-366; Dibdin, Bibl. Spencer, v. 3, p. 348-377.
"The present legend, rhymed by an unknown Dutch author, was very likely the translation of a Latin one, affixed to the original block book of the Historia crucis, which was sawn in pieces by Veldener to use separately the woodcuts in a quarto book"--Introd., p. [iii]-iv.
Under each woodcut a stanza of 4 lines in Dutch.
Signatures of facsimilie: a10, a-b8, d7 ([a1]ro) blank; [d7]vo blank, with the exception of colophon: Dit is ghemaect in ... culenborch ... M.CCCC. eñ ixxxiij ... by my ian veldener. G. L.
Original without title.

Physical Description

xii, 60 p., [65] p. : facsims. ; 22 x 19 cm.

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