Pope Miltiades (recto) and Saint Gereon’s Basilica (verso) from Koelner Chronik (Cologne Chronicle), Plate 38 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century, 1499, portfolio assembled 1929, Unknown Artist (Cologne, late 15th century), printed and published by Johann Kœlhoff the Younger (German, active 1487–1502), portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932), Germany, Woodcut and letterpress in black with rubrication (recto and verso) on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat, 51 x 41 mm (image, recto), 50 x 68 mm (image, verso), 336 x 220 mm (sheet), Reimagined by G

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