Original incunabulum woodcut leaf XXVIII (28) 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 the recto side of Folio XXVIII illustrate two different lineages: 1. Gods of Greece and Rome including: Minerva, Prometheus, Atlas, Apollo and Jupiter. 2. Assyrian Kings including: Armaniter, Belocus, Baleus, Annichus, and Saffeus The verso side contains three different illustrations; 1. Lacedaemonia, also known as Sparta: Illustrated as a walled town with defensive structures. 2. Amazons: A repeated triple portrait of Amazon warriors. 3. Mercury, Bacchus, and Omagirus: three gods. This is not a facsimile edition, but an original leaf printed in the 15th century - so 531 years old! Rare in coloured version. Dimensions: 46 x 31 cm. Good condition, a few spots in white margin.