Hierosolyma, Templum Salomois. [“Solomon’s Temple, Jerusalem”].

AUCTION 77 | Thursday, January 17th, 2019 at 1:00 PM

"K2" Online Auction: Printed Books, Holy Land Maps, Posters, & Jewish Graphic Art

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Lot 115

SCHEDEL, HARTMANN.

Half-page woodcut by Michael Wohlgemuth from the Nuremberg Chronicle. 15 x 9.5 inches (38 x 24 cm) to mat. Finely framed.

Nuremberg, first edition 1493 (or later):

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $500

An quasi-symmetrical depiction of Jerusalem at the height of its grandeur, with Solomon’s Temple in the heart of the city.