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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 Bibli Cžeská, Prague: Jiří Melantrich (printer), 1557 (Wrocław, Oss.), fol. E3v

fol. E3v (105 of 144 in-Urus figures)
fol. D4r
fol. H3r
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 : 1557
  • Monogrammist MS (fl. ca 1530 - ca 1550) printmaker attr. : 1532 - 1534
Places
  • Prague production place : 1557
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
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2022-10-01 11:24)

Edited by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-06-27 22:01)

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