De Laudibus sancte Crucis (In Praise of the Holy Cross)
Rabanus Maurus
(German, 784?–856)
Rabanus Maurus
(German, 784?–856)
Thomas Anselm
(German, died in 1524)
1503
Place of PublicationPforzheim, Germany
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with two woodcuts and thirty "figured poems," partly typographic and partly woodcut and printed in red and black
DimensionsOverall: 31.5 x 22.2 x 3 cm (12 3/8 x 8 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Accession numberBR1066
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Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
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Pforzheim: Thomas Anselm, March 1503
ProvenanceOld ownership (?) inscriptions on title and fol. Aa2r; Leo S. Olschki, Florence, from whom purchased by MFA, June 22, 1900
