Original incunabulum woodcut leaf CXV (115) 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 CXV illustrate on the recto side the lineage of Roman Emperors which include: Commodus Lucius Antoninus, Helius, Julianus Didius and lastly Severus. The verso side of CXV depicts different beautiful illustrations: 1. Lucius and Emerita portrayed in a dual portrait: Lucius is depicted carrying three scepters emblematic of his triune sovereignty and a shield with his coat of arms, featuring a unicorn. Emerita is portrayed as a crowned queen carrying a flaming torch. 2. Trogus Pompeius, a Spanish historian. 3. Dionysius, the bishop of Corinth. 4. Theodotion, the third translator of the Holy Scriptures. 5. Clement, a priest of Alexandria. 6. Apollonius, a Roman senator and martyr. 7. Tertullian of Carthage. 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 29,5 cm Good condition