Conrad Lycosthenes - Prodigiorum ac Ostentorum ChroniconConrad Lycosthenes - 1557
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A Latin leaf from Conrad Lycosthenes’s illustrated Prodigiorum ac Ostentorum Chronicon, printed in Basel in 1557, with five hand-coloured woodcuts.
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Rare and attractive leaf with 5 beautifully hand-coloured woodcuts from one of the most famous Renaissance books on prodigies and extraordinary natural phenomena printed in Basel 1557.
These early woodcuts depict fire descending from the heavens over a landscape, illustrating the account of Zoroaster being consumed by celestial fire; the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, with a city engulfed in flames and Lot’s wife transformed into a pillar of salt; Abraham preparing to sacrifice Isaac, as an angel intervenes to stop his raised sword, with the ram caught in the thicket beside them; devastating fires in Italy associated with Phaethon; and torrential rain and flooding, with people, animals and buildings surrounded by rising waters.
The leaf originates from the celebrated Renaissance chronicle of wonders by Conrad Lycosthenes, Prodigiorum ac Ostentorum Chronicon (Basel, 1557) and draws on classical and medieval sources of its time such as Sebastian Münster, Conrad Gesner, Cardano and Paracelsus.
The work reflects the Renaissance fascination with unusual natural phenomena, monsters, mythical creatures and other marvels of nature at the crossroads of early science, astrology and natural history.
Dimensions: 26,5 x 19 cm
Good condition, a few small spots.
Rare and attractive leaf with 5 beautifully hand-coloured woodcuts from one of the most famous Renaissance books on prodigies and extraordinary natural phenomena printed in Basel 1557.
These early woodcuts depict fire descending from the heavens over a landscape, illustrating the account of Zoroaster being consumed by celestial fire; the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, with a city engulfed in flames and Lot’s wife transformed into a pillar of salt; Abraham preparing to sacrifice Isaac, as an angel intervenes to stop his raised sword, with the ram caught in the thicket beside them; devastating fires in Italy associated with Phaethon; and torrential rain and flooding, with people, animals and buildings surrounded by rising waters.
The leaf originates from the celebrated Renaissance chronicle of wonders by Conrad Lycosthenes, Prodigiorum ac Ostentorum Chronicon (Basel, 1557) and draws on classical and medieval sources of its time such as Sebastian Münster, Conrad Gesner, Cardano and Paracelsus.
The work reflects the Renaissance fascination with unusual natural phenomena, monsters, mythical creatures and other marvels of nature at the crossroads of early science, astrology and natural history.
Dimensions: 26,5 x 19 cm
Good condition, a few small spots.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Incunabula & early printing
Book title
Prodigiorum ac Ostentorum ChroniconConrad Lycosthenes
Author/ Illustrator
Conrad Lycosthenes
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1557
Height
26.5 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
19 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
1
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