Antique Master Print-TITYRUS-MELIBOEUS-PASTORAL-WOODCUT-Gruninger-Brant-1502

Description Medium: Woodcut on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 13.8 x 18.5 cm (5.43 x 7.28 inch). Image size: 13.8 x 18.5 cm. (5.43 x 7.28 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Minor staining; edges slightly irregular as typical for early book leaves. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. VIRGIL, BUCOLICS, TITYRUS, MELIBOEUS, PASTORAL SCENE, WOODCUT, GR?NINGER, STRASBOURG 1502, EARLY PRINT, INCUNABULA STYLE | PCO-A56-31 BACKGROUND INFORMATION From: ‘Publii Virgilii Maronis Opera’, edited by Sebastian Brant, Strasbourg: Johann Gruninger, 1502. Reference: Heidelberg University Library, Cod. Heid. 370,319. Biography engraver: Johann Gruninger (c.1455-1532) was a prominent German printer and publisher active in Strasbourg. He specialized in richly illustrated books, particularly classical texts, and is known for his extensive use of woodcut illustrations produced in his workshop.