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Underweysung der Messung
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Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
Hieronymus Andreae (German, died in 1556)
1538
Place of PublicationNuremberg, Germany
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with numerous woodcuts and diagrams
DimensionsOverall: 29.6 x 20.6 x 3.5 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession numberKBR216.1
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
Nuremberg: Hieronymus Andreae, 1538
ProvenancePen and brown ink inscription on Dürer title "FF. Rothensium," with related stamp also on title "dem Kloster Roth" (probably relating to the Rot an der Rot Abbey in Upper Swabia, Germany, founded 1126 and dissolved 1803, when its library was dispersed); Anselm Franz Joseph Liel (book label; perhaps man of that name who was Staatsprokurator of Koblenz in early 19th cen.); Sylvester R. Koehler, Boston (1837-1900; first Curator of Prints, MFA), by whom given to MFA, October 20, 1898.