Original incunabulum woodcut leaf LXV (65) 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 LXV illustrate: 1. the lineage of the Babylonian kings which include: Nebuchadnezzar, Evil-merodach, Regusar, Sabadardacus and Belshazzar. 2. The Lineage of the Roman Kings: Servius Tullius and Tarquinius. 3. The destruction of Babylon: The woodcut depicts the destruction of Babylon. It portrays the entire city collapsing and sinking into the ground, with no signs of human activity. The verso depicts four different beautiful illustrations: 1. The Priestly Lineage including: Elizaphat, Joida and Jonathan. 2. The Lineage of Christ including: Templum Salomonis, Eliachim, Azor and Sadoch. 3. Hieremias, Ezechiel and Zacharias are portrayed 4. Lucretia, a noblewoman in Ancient Rome. 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 x 28,5 cm. Good condition, light stain in white margin.