Pictores operis, Heinricus Fullmaurer, Albertus Meyer, sculptor Vitus Rodolph Speckle
Summary
Portraits of the three men who created the illustrations for this botanical book. Heinrich Füllmaurer transferring drawing to woodblock, Albrecht Meyer drawing the plant on the table, and Veit Rudolph Speckle, who cut the blocks. Believed to be the first printed book to include portraits of its artists. (Source: Seeing is believing, New York Public Library, 2001.)
Illus. in: De historia stirpium commentarii / Leonhart Fuchs. Basileae : In Officina Isingriniana, 1542.
Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 50.
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maher albrecht
active 1540
fullmaurer heinrich
specklin veit rudolph
engravings
book illustrations
portrait prints
pictores
operis
pictores operis
heinricus
fullmaurer
heinricus fullmaurer
albertus
meyer
albertus meyer
sculptor
vitus
rodolph
speckle
vintage illustration
1542
public library
veit rudolph speckle
sculptor vitus rodolph speckle
engraving
library of congress
Date
01/01/1542
Contributors
Speckle, Veit Rudolph, active 1540, engraver
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.