Bidspirit auction | SCHEDEL, H. Destruccio Iherosolime. Full

SCHEDEL, H. Destruccio Iherosolime. Full hand coloring. Usual thread hole repairs, else excellent. 14 7/8 X 20 3/4 inches (including text). Finely framed. Laor, no. 1125 (illus). [Nuremberg, 1493]. EXTREMELY EARLY DEPICTION OF JERUSALEM.  One of the earliest printed depictions of the Jerusalem. It is a dramatic, woodcut, bird's-eye view that attempts to synopsize the six destructions the city had previously endured. From the Nuremberg Chronicle, a history of the world that was the most extensively illustrated book published to date. Among the wood engravers who worked on this magnificent book was Albrecht Durer. The Nuremberg Chronicle was the first work to contain a considerable number of city views.