{"product_id":"1496-nuremberg-chronicle-leaf-rare-augsburg-edition-by-johann-schonsperger-saints-city-view-woodcuts-original-15th-century-print","title":"1496 Nuremberg Chronicle Leaf – Rare Augsburg Edition by Johann Schönsperger – Saints \u0026 City View Woodcuts – Original 15th-Century Print","description":"Own a Genuine Piece of History!\n\nThis is a single original leaf (one sheet, printed on both sides) from Hartmann Schedel’s Nuremberg Chronicle (Das Buch der Chroniken \/ Liber Chronicarum), printed in Augsburg, Germany, in 1496 by Johann Schönsperger (c. 1455 – 1521).\n\nSchönsperger’s Augsburg editions of 1496, 1497 and 1500 were unauthorized, smaller reprints of Anton Koberger’s monumental 1493 Chronicle.\nIronically, these “pirated” Augsburg versions are far scarcer today than the famous Nuremberg issue and are prized by collectors as true rarities of early printing.\n\n\n---\n\n🖋 Side A\n\nPortrait woodcuts of saints and early church figures with text in bold Gothic type.\n\n🖋 Side B\n\nA striking architectural city-view woodcut with accompanying German text.\n\nPrinted in: Early German, blackletter type, two columns with decorative initials\nMaterial: Handmade rag paper, letterpress ink, and woodcut illustrations\nPrinter \u0026amp; Place: Johann Schönsperger, Augsburg (1496)\nWork: Nuremberg Chronicle \/ Liber Chronicarum\n\n\n---\n\n📜 Condition\n\nOver 525 years old! Paper shows natural toning, light foxing, and minor edge wear. Some later pencil marks and small repairs.\nPlease note: some leaves in this fragment contain marginalia or manicula (pointing hands); this leaf shows only faint pencil notes.\nSee photos closely — sold as is.\n\n\n---\n\n⚖️ Ethical Note\n\nThis leaf comes from a disbound, incomplete fragment purchased at auction. No intact book was harmed.\n\n\n---\n\n✨ Framing Option\n\nLeaves can be professionally framed with acid-free matting and UV-filtering acrylic for display. Please inquire for options.\n\n\n---\n\nSize: ≈ 27 × 18.5 cm (10.6 × 7.3 in)\n\n\n---\n\n🎁 Why This Makes a Special Gift\n\nA genuine piece of early printing history, issued only 44 years after Gutenberg’s Bible.\n\nPerfect for lovers of antique books, medieval art, history, or typography.\n\nA conversation piece that looks stunning framed in a study, library, or office.\n\nA thoughtful 5th-anniversary gift (traditional gift: wood \/ paper).","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264027652316,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/ea22c056-il_fullxfull.7287472563_hvba.jpg?v=1786496782","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1496-nuremberg-chronicle-leaf-rare-augsburg-edition-by-johann-schonsperger-saints-city-view-woodcuts-original-15th-century-print","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}