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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2014.4
People
Theodoor Galle, Flemish (Antwerp 1571 - 1633 Antwerp)
After Jan van der Straet, Netherlandish (Bruges, Belgium 1523 - 1605 Florence, Italy)
Title
The Invention of Book Printing
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Nova Reperta
Original Language Title: Impressio Librorum
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1591
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/349745

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 20 x 26.4 cm (7 7/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
sheet: 20.3 x 26.7 cm (8 x 10 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/iii
Standard Reference Number
Hollstein (Galle) 414; New Hollstein (Stradanus) 326

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2014
Object Number
2014.4
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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