Leaf from The Book of Heroes, or Wolfdietrich: The Prince of Verona receives Dietlib von Stir; Imprint: Printed in Strasbourg (in present-day France) by Johann Prüss, about 1484
Printer
Johann Prüss
German, 1447–1510
Datecirca 1484
MediumHand-colored woodcut
Dimensions8 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (21.6 x 18.1 cm)
ClassificationsBook Arts
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina
Object number62.1.1/1
On View
Not on viewPublished References"Catalogue of Early Book Art," North Carolina Museum of Art Calendar of Art Events (May 1962), cat. no. 16.
"Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 4, nos. 2 and 3 (Winter-Spring 1964), listed 65.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Early Book Art," May, 1962, then traveling, cat. no. 16
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