Woodcut, circa 1503, from The Life of the Virgin, a good impression, a proof before the Latin text edition of 1511, on paper with a High Crown watermark (M. 28)

Ex coll. Albert van Loock (L. 3751)

Trimmed to the borderline, repairs at upper corners, the lower corners made up, two soft short central horizontal folds slightly broken through in places with touches of pen and ink, a 20mm vertical repaired tear at left of the roof, other minor repairs, framed.
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