Leaf from Legenda Aurea Sanctorum by Jacobus de Voragine, 1488, Verso

Alternative Title

Catalogue 14

Creator

Jacobus de Voragine

Files

Publisher

Anton Koberger

Publication Date

1488

Abstract

This leaf comes from the luxury edition of the Legenda aurea printed by Anton Koberger in 1488. The edition contains 250 woodcut illustrations each designed in a narrow rectangle and spread across two colomns of text. The hand-colored woodcut depicts the martyrdom of Saint Quiricaus, a bishop and priest from Ostia, Italy, persecuted under Alexander Severus in 235 C.E.

Decoration

Two columns black text with one 3-line red initial. Hand-colored woodblock (9 x 18) featuring the martyrdom of saint Quiriacus.

Keywords

Incunabula

Notes

Items in this collection are only available online; we do not have physical copies of these items in the USF Library's Special Collections. The original items were returned to the donor.

Extent

1 page

Geographic Location

Nuremberg (Germany)

Language

German

Media Type

Illuminated manuscripts

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

S04-00211-17017_A

Recommended Citation

de Voragine, Jacobus, "Leaf from Legenda Aurea Sanctorum by Jacobus de Voragine, 1488, Verso" (1488). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 168.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/168