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06171

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Subject

Description

Dürer’s godfather, Anton Koberger (c. 1445–1513) created the most important illustrated book produced in Nuremberg during Dürer’s youth, this two-volume German Bible. The woodcuts used in this book originally were produced in Cologne for Heinrich Quentell’s German Bible, published c. 1478. Purchased for re-use by Koberger in Nuremberg, these woodblocks contributed much to Dürer’s artistic vocabulary.

Creator

Koberger, Anton, approximately 1440–1513 printer.

Source

06171. [Bible in German]. Biblia Germanica, vol. 1. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 17 Feb. 1483.

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

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Predecessors

Format

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Language

Type

Hand-colored wood engraving Bible

Collection

Books and Prints by Albrecht Durer

Citation

Koberger, Anton, approximately 1440–1513 printer., “06171,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed July 14, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1883.