page from the Holy Bible in Bohemian

Italienische Grafik 1395–1568, published 1506

This is a page of a historic manuscript featuring text and an illustration of a building scene. The page includes a detailed woodcut illustration in the upper right corner showing individuals constructing a brick wall on a grassland under a blue sky. The rest of the page is filled with columns of printed text, decorative initials in red and blue, and marginalia with red underlinings. The document has a medieval or early modern appearance, possibly containing a religious or historical text, with manuscript annotations or corrections in decorative script.
Artist
Italienische Grafik 1395–1568
Date
published 1506
Type
Print
Medium
hand-colored woodcut
Dimensions
6.03 × 7.46 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This is a page of a historic manuscript featuring text and an illustration of a building scene. The page includes a detailed woodcut illustration in the upper right corner showing individuals constructing a brick wall on a grassland under a blue sky. The rest of the page is filled with columns of printed text, decorative initials in red and blue, and marginalia with red underlinings. The document has a medieval or early modern appearance, possibly containing a religious or historical text, with manuscript annotations or corrections in decorative script.

Italienische Grafik 1395–1568