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[Early woodcut, Saint Hieronymus (347 - 420)], Gebet zu S. Hieronymus: O Säliger und hoher Lehrer Hieronymus, S.a. [circa 1498]. [Augsburg]. [Johann Froschauer].
[Early woodcut, Saint Hieronymus (347 - 420)], Gebet zu S. Hieronymus: O Säliger und hoher Lehrer Hieronymus, S.a. [circa 1498]. [Augsburg]. [Johann Froschauer].

[Early woodcut, Saint Hieronymus (347 - 420)]

Gebet zu S. Hieronymus: O Säliger und hoher Lehrer Hieronymus, S.a. [circa 1498]. [Augsburg]. [Johann Froschauer].
Fascinating German woodcut with explanatory text from the 15th century

Laid paper, without or with indistinct watermark, a good impression of this extremely rare woodcut, printing strongly and clearly, with contemporary hand-colouring in green, ochre, brown and red, with the prayer in German ‘O Säliger und hoher lerer Jheronyme’ in letterpress below, with margins on all sides. Lightly wormed, lower right corner torn and repaired with loss of some words in the last two lines, browned, lightly soiled, evidence of glue on verso.
$ 24,000.00
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Single leaf woodcut with xylographic and typographic text, printed on one side only (388 x 266 mm). Large woodcut illustration (319 x 248 mm) 7 lines of text in type 3:92G, coloured by a contemporary hand.


The present impression appears to be the only known contemporary impression of this large single-leaf woodcut and prayer sheet. An intercessory prayer to St Jerome, who is depicted in his typical iconography as a hermit, kneeling in penance before a crucifix and holding a stone his hand to beat his bare chest. He is accompanied by his lion and cardinal's hat.


The traces of glue on the verso suggest that it may have been pasted onto a wooden board, and may have survived as a binding pastedown. Although cut down in size above and below, the original woodblock has survived and is kept in the Derschau Collection at the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin.


Provenance: Schindler family, possibly since the 19th century. Possibly Dietrich Schindler (1795-1882), Zürich (see Lugt 793 & 4432; without mark). Dr Otto Schäfer (1912-2000), Schweinfurt (monogram stamp); Christies, London, 2 July 2018, Lot 194.


Not in Lugt. Arnim, Schäfer, 136; GW 12416; Schreiber 1528; ISTC ih00179500; VE15 G-22.


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