Das Heldenbuch, oder Wolfdieterich (The Book of Heroes, or Wolfdietrich)
Johann Pruss, German, active 1483 - 1510
about 1500
Hand colored woodcut on laid paper
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 7 1/8 in. (26.7 × 18.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund
PR.955.34
Geography
Place Made: Germany, Europe
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
German text on recto and verso
Provenance
Peter H. Deitsch, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 1955.
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