farfel_n02_058_083

C.F. Murray #330 Augsburg 1519 -2 editions - certain leaves [inserted] orthogrophy of certain works changed.
folio 345x243mm
The watermark in this edition is a
numning stag. The woodcuts are the same in number
as before, v12 118.
-A good number of the Nuremberg + Augsburg artists worked at
sometime on the many grandiose book progects of the Emperor
Maximilian, designed to glorify the House of Hapsburg. Some of
these projects were so ambitious that they were never completed.
The Weisskunig, Which undertook to describe the parentage,
education + exploits of Max. to 249 illustrations by Burgkmain
was put on a press for the 1st time 2 1/2 C. later in 1775.

R. Muther The 1519 Augsburd 2nd edition had only 115 illustrations
i.e. 3 less than the 1st. It lacks numbers 14, 30, + 40
otherwise the illustrations + the Type are the same.
Nuremberg - 1st came across a style of letter - schwabacher
1st used by Fredrich Crenssner in 1485. - popular to the
middle of the 11th C when it was supplanted by Fraktun.
[inserted] updike [end inserted] In the pafes of Teuerdanek the style of gothic type
changed entirely + the simpler of the older fracktun were
twisted into less afreeable shapes.

Leonhard Beck - born around 1480 - d. 1542 - member of an Augsburd family
Beck's part in the publications commissioned by Maximilian is quite
large. Not less than 124 cust for the Weisskunigan are by his hand,
[inserted] Geisberg [end inserted] 1514-16; in addition, 80 illustrations for Theuerdanck were included in
Schonoperger the Elder's Nuremberg publication.
Theuerdanck - 124 illustrations
Wolf Traut (3)
Enhard Schon (3)
all others to the exception of Schaufeleins
21 are the work of masters from Augsburg.
mainly Beck, Burgkman, Breu, Weiditz + the
monogrammist NH Some of the blocks were cut