"Destruction of Jerusalem" / "Jerusalem" – Two Incunabula Leaves from the Nuremberg Chronicle – Nuremberg, 1493 – ...

Two leaves from the German edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle (Weltchronik) by Hartmann Schedel, featuring early printed views of Jerusalem. [Nuremberg, 1493]. One leaf hand-colored.

1. Jerusalem Zerstörung / Destruccio Iherosolime – Double incunabula leaf (leaf LXIIII). [Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493]. German edition.

Woodcut depicting the destruction of Jerusalem and the First Temple by Nebuzaradan, commander of Nebuchadnezzar’s army, in 586 BCE. One of the earliest printed views of Jerusalem (according to Laor 1125, this is the second printed depiction of the city). Verso features additional woodcuts: Zedekiah, blinded and led into Babylonian captivity, and portraits of the kings and prophets of the Kingdom of Judah.

Double leaf: approx. 43.5X57 cm. Good condition. Stains. Marginal tears repaired with adhesive tape.

Laor 1125A.

2. Hierosolima – Incunabula leaf (leaf XVII). [Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493]. German edition.

Imaginary view of Jerusalem, with the Temple of Solomon prominently depicted at center. Woodcut by Michael Wohlgemut. Verso features the Tower of Babel and portraits of the kings of Assyria and Babylon. Both sides of the leaf hand-colored.

Leaf: 42 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear.

Laor 1123.