Apr 11, 2013 - Sale 2309

Sale 2309 - Lot 74

Price Realized: $ 4,080
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 5,000
BEHAM, HANS SEBALD. Biblicae historiae, artificiossime depictae. Biblische Historien, figürlich fürgebildet. Woodcut historiated title border and 80 text illustrations by Beham. [40] leaves. 4to, 193x140 mm, later vellum boards, covers slightly warped, with few minor stains; occasional marginal soiling, scattered stains or ink blots not affecting images. 16th-century ownership inscription of the Benedictine Monastery of Zwiefalten and stamp of Abbot Nikolaus Buchner of Zwiefalten (d. 1567) on title. (Frankfurt am Main): Christian Egenolph, (1537)

Additional Details

Beham's series of Bible illustrations first appeared in 1533 with German text. This is one of 2 1537 editions to add Latin captions. Pauli, page 487. attractive copy, with strong impressions of the woodcuts.