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Altar pieces and decorations

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Sketchbook of monuments

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Altar pieces and decorations
Collection

Sketchbook of monuments

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1573
Place: Mainz or Augsburg?, Germany
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. MS. 109
Topics
Altarpieces
Decorations
Genres
Manuscripts
Drawings
Albums (Books)
Notes
Date: Many drawings signed "anno 1573"
Content: 2 creators? Second hand on ff. 55, 56
Content: f.1: Opening drawing, labelled Anno 1573; example of different monuments on left and right sides, separated by a band; f. 9v: Monument; f. 25v: Drawing of obelisk; f. 36: Monument for Christian III and Queen Dorothea; f. 37: Monument for Duke Albrecht of Prussia and/or Christian III; f. 37v: Monument for Christian III and Queen Dorothea; Drawing in different hand; f. 55: inscription reads "Ambrosius de Gumppenberg..."; f. 56v: Notes in German; f. 72v: Drawing of statue of Fides
Physical Description
Pen drawing
Ink drawings
Extent: Ff. 1-75v ; 34 x 23 cm.
Extent: 169 full page pen-and-ink drawings
Bound in white pig, tooled. Contemporary
Pen and ink on paper
Description
Pen drawings on almost every page of altars, monuments, statues etc. (essentially tomb architecture; most contain human and animal figures.) Drawings often show only the left or right half of a given monument, next to the opposite half of another monument. Text appears as labels or inscriptions on these drawings, or as notes. Although drawings are quite complete, is has been suggested that it is a sketchbook, or (less likely) the book an architect might show to customers choosing a monument.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
Latin
German
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22873109
Photo Order: 50430
Photo Order: 49996
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f1d009f0-b1ba-0130-3268-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1573: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Altar pieces and decorations" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1573. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82f47450-d21a-0130-4ab2-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Altar pieces and decorations" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82f47450-d21a-0130-4ab2-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1573). Altar pieces and decorations Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82f47450-d21a-0130-4ab2-58d385a7bbd0

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Altar pieces and decorations