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06963

Title

Subject

Medieval Rhetoric

Description

On his return trip to Nuremberg from Basel, Dürer traveled to Freiburg im Breisgau, where he provided the design for this striking title page woodcut. The image consists of two woodblocks: one for the lady holding the printer’s armorial device, which reappears at the end of the book, and another that includes the title of the book carved in fine calligraphy flanked by two angels.

Creator

Riederer, Friedrich, fl. 1493, Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528, illustrator, and Cicero, Marcus Tullius.

Source

06963. Friedrich Riederer (c. 1450–1508). Spiegel der waren Rhetoric. Freiburg im Breisgau: Friedrich Riederer, 11 December 1493.

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

Beginnings

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Book with woodcut illustrations

Collection

Books and Prints by Albrecht Durer

Citation

Riederer, Friedrich, fl. 1493, Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528, illustrator, and Cicero, Marcus Tullius., “06963,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed July 14, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1876.