The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy from Heiligenleben, Sommerteil (Lives of the Saints, Summertime), Plate 20 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century, 1488, portfolio assembled 1929, Unknown Artist (Nuremberg, 15th century), printed and published by Anton Koberger (German, c. 1440/45–1513), original text by Jacobus de Voragine (Italian, c. 1230–1298), portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932), Germany, Woodcut in black with hand-colored additions, and letterpress in black with rubrication, (recto and verso), on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat, 89 x 185 mm

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