The Eunuch from Terenti cum directorio, Plate 29 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

Prints and Drawings

1496, portfolio assembled 1929

Unknown Artist (Strasbourg, late 15th century)
printed and published by Johann Reinhard Grüninger (German, c. 1455–1532)
original text by Terence (Publius Terentius Afer) (North African, 195/185–c. 159 B.C.)
portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932)

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Artist: Unknown artist (Illustrator)
Title: The Eunuch from Terenti cum directorio, Plate 29 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
Origin: Germany
Date: Original 1496
Medium: Woodcut in black from five block, and letterpress in black (recto and verso), on cream laid paper
Dimensions: 88 × 156 mm (image); 304 × 213 mm (sheet)
Credit Line: Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund
Reference Number: 1938.86.29

Schreiber 5331

Hain 15 431

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