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Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)
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St John the Evangelist Writing

In Biblij cžeská, Prague: Jiří Melantrich (printer), Bartoloměj Netolický (publisher), 1549 (Prague, NK ČR), fol. Sss6v

fol. Sss6v (105 of 144 in-Urus figures)
fol. Qqq7r
fol. Vvv6r
Details
  • printing: impression
  • woodcut
  • paper
  • page: figure
  • book decoration: illustration
Matrices
  • Monogrammist MS (printmaker attr.), St John the Evangelist Writing (Lufft; Severin; Walther; Melantrich; Szarfenberger)
Actors
  • Jiří Melantrich (1511 - 19 November 1580) printer : 1549
  • Monogrammist MS (fl. ca 1530 - ca 1550) printmaker attr. : 1532 - 1534
Places
  • Prague production place : 1549
Design

Monogrammist MS (printmaker attr.), St John the Evangelist Writing (Lufft; Severin; Walther; Melantrich; Szarfenberger) Part of Set of Bible illustrations (Lufft; Severin; Melantrich; Walther; Szarfenberger; Siebeneicher; Drukarnia Akademicka; Schedel) ◼

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  • ⇥ St John the Evangelist Writing (Gülfferich 1548) ◼
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Iconography description
  • Christ blessing
  • St John the Evangelist writing (Iconclass: 11H(JOHN)12)
  • Symbol of St John (Iconclass: 11I421)
Functional context

Gospel of John (Bible)

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Created by
  • Adam Perzyński (2022-09-30 16:48)

Edited by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-06-27 20:22)

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