This page is from the Nuremberg Chronicle, published in 1493. The Chronicle is one of the most important incunabula, a term which refers to books printed before 1500. It is well-known for the way the text and images work together cohesively. The illustrations on this page show Ptolemy, Cleopatra, and part of the family tree of Herod, the Biblical ruler.
Image: “Leaf LXXXIX verso from the Nuremberg Chronicle” by Hartmann Schedel (1493). From the Andrew J. Bramlett Collection.
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