Life of Saint Pirminius from Heiligenleben, Winterteil (Lives of the Saints, Wintertime), Plate 1 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century, 1471, portfolio assembled 1929, Unknown Artist (Augsburg, 15th century), printed and published by Günther Zainer (German, active 1468-1478), 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, 73 x 73 mm (image

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