Bidspirit auction | Pair of 16th c. German
Pair of 16th c. German Woodblocks, Jacob Kallenberg - Pair of 16th c. German Woodblocks, Standard Bearers with Coat of Arms, Jacob Kallenberg (Master IK) (c.1500–65) | Double-sided sheet of woodcut prints after Jacob Köbel (c.1462–1533), published in WAPPEN DES HEILIGEN ROEMISCHEN REICH [Coat of Arms of the Holy Roman Empire], Frankfurt, Germany, 1545 | Pages 132 [B ii] and 133 - Images 151 and 152 | Woodcuts (recto and verso) on fine laid paper | Approx. Size: (sheet) 24.3 x 15.1 cm | Condition: Richly inked impressions in excellent condition for their age | Full Title: Wapen. Des heyligen Römischen Reichs Teutscher nation: Der Churfürsten Fürsten Grauen Freihen Rittern Auch der merer theil Stett ... Auch wie ... die erwölung vn[d] krönung eynes Römischen Künigs vnd Keysers geschehen soll. Mit einer erclerung ... wie ein jedes wapen gefärbt oder gemalt werden sol [Coat of Arms of the Holy Roman Empire Teutscher Nation: The elector princes gray free knights Also the merer part of Stett ... Also how ... the crowning of a Roman king and Keyser is to take place. With an explanation ... how each coat of arms should be colored or painted]