Two matching incunabula leaves; a leaf from the folio edition and a leaf from the quarto edition of the "Nuremberg Chronicle" by Hartmann Schedel, containing woodcuts depicting the burning of Jews in the 14th century:

1. Leaf CCXX of the folio German edition of the "Nuremberg Chronicle" (Weltchronik). Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 1493. German.
Approx. 41 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes.

2. Smal, hand-colored leaf, from the quarto edition of the "Nuremberg Chronicle" (Liber Chronicarum), often called "Little Schedel". Augsburg, Johan Schönsperger, 1497. Latin.
Approx. 31 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor marginal tears and open tears.

The incunabulum "Nuremberg Chronicle" is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful books of the early days of the printing press, and among the first printed books to contain in-text illustrations. The woodcuts contained within were created by painter and printmaker Michael Wohlgemut, 1434/37-1519, who was among the most prominent of Nuremberg's artists at the time – in Wohlgemut's own workshop. Among the apprentices and students in this workshop was Albrecht Dürer, who is thought by some to be responsible for a few of the illustrations appearing in the Chronicle.
The "Small Schedel" (Kleine Schedel) is a quarto edition of the Chronicle published by Johann Schönsperger – one of Germany's most prominent printers and a printer for Kaiser Maximilian I. This edition was printed in a smaller type, maintaining an identical design to the original edition, and featured miniature versions of the original woodcuts. In an effort to reduce costs, the "Kleine Schedel" was printed on lower-quality paper, resulting in only a handful of surviving copies to this day.

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