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06196

Title

Subject

Christian Pilgrimages

Description

Noted for its striking woodcut illustrations, this book recounts a pilgrimage to the Holy Land undertaken in 1483–1484 by Bernhard von Breydenbach, Dean of Mainz Cathedral. Six leaves across, the exhibited fold-out illustration of Jerusalem represented the city with unprecedented topographical accuracy. However, the woodcut omits any evidence of the city's contemporary Muslim rule and inhabitation.

Creator

Breydenbach, Bernhard von, approximately 1440–1497, Schöffer, Peter, approximately 1425–approximately 1502, printer, and Reuwich, Erhard, active 1483–1486, publisher.

Source

06196. Bernhard von Breydenbach (d. 1497). Peregrinatio in terram sanctam. Mainz: Erhard Reuwich, 11 February 1486.

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).

Relation

Moving

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Fold-out chancery folio

Collection

The Shape of Content in Christian Books, Broadsides, and Prints

Citation

Breydenbach, Bernhard von, approximately 1440–1497, Schöffer, Peter, approximately 1425–approximately 1502, printer, and Reuwich, Erhard, active 1483–1486, publisher. , “06196,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed October 7, 2024, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1696.