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Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1859-1944 · London : Methuen & Co., Ltd. · leaf 153

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ranciscan,is one of several examples of a too ambitious scheme ofdecoration perforce abandoned for lack either of time orof money. In the first half there are ninety-two differentfull-page woodcuts, mostly illustrating Scripture history,but in some cases allegorical; in the second half thenumber is… … X. LEIPZIG, CONRAD KACHELOFEN, 1489 THEODULUS. EGLOGA (l) EARLY GERMAN ILLUSTRATIONS of the Passion, which prepares us for the work whichDiirer, who was then being trained in Wolgemuts studio,was soon to execute, down to the amusing but uninspiredcraftsmanship of the picture of Solomon and a…

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