Original incunabulum woodcut leaf CVI (106) from the Nuremberg Chronicle of Hartmann Schedel, the first Latin edition from 1493. An incunabulum (cradle print) is a book printed in Europe before 1 January 1501, when the printing press was still in its infancy, and of which the text is set in movable type. They are now rarely seen on the market. The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) by Hartmann Schedel is one of the most famous and best illustrated incunabula. The beautiful woodcuts were made by Michael Wohlgemut (1434/37-1519) and his stepson Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (1450-1494), a teacher of Albrecht Dürer. Dürer probably also contributed to the execution of many of the woodcuts for this incunabulum. The beautifully coloured woodcuts of Folio CVI illustrate four Roman Emperors: Galba, Otho, Vitellius and Vespasian Flavius. The verso depicts three different beautiful illustrations: 1. Andrew a disciple of John the Baptist enduring imprisonment and martyrdom on a cross before being interred by Maximilla and later transferred to Constantinople alongside St. Luke's remains. 2. Quintilian, a renowned orator and philosopher from Spain, brought to Rome by Emperor Galba, established a school and authored numerous works. 3. Thomas the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles enduring persecution including being cast into a burning oven and stabbed with a spear, with his body eventually taken to the city of Edessa, and he received a visit from the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is not a facsimile edition, but an original leaf printed in the 15th century - so 531 years old! Rare in coloured version. Dimensions: 42,5 x 29 cm Good condition