. English: Title-page Design for a New Testament. Woodcut, × cm, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich. This design was for the title-page to a small New Testament, which the royal coat of arms shows was intended, like the Coverdale Bible, to be dedicated to Henry VIII. The design was adapted for the title-page to Philipp Melanchthon's De Ecclesiae Autoritatie et de veterum scriptis libellus, published by Wendelin Rihel in Strasbourg in 1539. The woodblock was used in England in 1575 (Foister, p. 138). circa 1535. Hans Holbein (1497/1498–1543) Alternative names Hans Holbein
. English: Title-page Design for a New Testament. Woodcut, × cm, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich. This design was for the title-page to a small New Testament, which the royal coat of arms shows was intended, like the Coverdale Bible, to be dedicated to Henry VIII. The design was adapted for the title-page to Philipp Melanchthon's De Ecclesiae Autoritatie et de veterum scriptis libellus, published by Wendelin Rihel in Strasbourg in 1539. The woodblock was used in England in 1575 (Foister, p. 138). circa 1535. Hans Holbein (1497/1498–1543) Alternative names Hans Holbein der Jüngere, Hans Holbein Description German painter and draughtsman Date of birth/death 1497 or 1498 between 7 October 1543 and 29 November 1543 Location of birth/death Augsburg London Work location Basel (1515-1526), Lucerne (1515-1526), Venice (1515), Bologna (1515), Florence (1515), Rome (1515), Venice (1517-1518), Bologna (1517-1518), Florence (1517-1518), Rome (1517-1518), London (1526-1528), Basel (1528-1532), London (1532-1543) Authority control : Q48319 VIAF: 4945401 ISNI: 0000 0001 2098 7816 ULAN: 500005259 LCCN: n81117179 NLA: 36275979 WorldCat 1196 Title-page design for a New Testament, by Hans Holbein the Younger
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