The Arms of Bitschlin and The Arms of Langenmantel
Artist
Christof Weiditz II
(German, about 1517–before 1572)
Date1538
Mediumwoodcut with watercolor on cream laid paper
Dimensionssheet: 29.2 x 19.7 cm (11 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Mr. Benno von Mayrhauser
Object number1980.92
DescriptionWoodcuts representing 2 of the 92 knights for Mair’s treatise. The first edition was printed by Weiditz and Kannel in Strasbourg in 1538. A second, expanded edition was printed by M. Kriegstein in Augsburg in 1550.ProvenanceMr. Benno von Mayrhauser, Holden, MA
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