Original incunabulum woodcut leaf CIIII (104) 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 CIIII on the recto side show three beautiful illustrations: 1. Saint Mark, depicted in medieval attire, seated with a book, likely his Gospel, pointing to a passage. A winged lion, symbolizing strength and watchfulness, stands beside him, both adorned with a nimbus. 2. The Phoenix, a mythical bird 3. St. James the Greater, undergoes martyrdom as a medieval executioner prepares to decapitate him with a sword, while two men oversee the execution in the open country. On the verso side it shows the illustrations of three different martyrdom: 1. In the traditional depiction of James the Less's martyrdom, he is shown falling from the Temple parapet as someone lets go of his clothes. Another person is about to strike him while the people in the Temple below are watching in surprise. 2. Peter is martyred by crucifixion with his head downward, depicted beside a wall in the open country, while executioners tighten his bonds. 3. The third woodcut depicts Paul's execution completed, with his body still in a kneeling posture, head on the other side, and a medieval executioner wiping blood from his sword. This is not a facsimile edition, but an original leaf printed in the 15th century - so 531 years old! Rare in colored version. Dimensions: 42 x 29 cm Good condition, a few brown spots