Title: Mahomet, the Turkish Keyser. In the first edition of 1513 the woodcut was used as the Title page.
Dimensions: Sheet 7 1/2" x 6 3/8".
Edition: Johannes Adelphus. Die Türkisch Chronik. [second edition] 1516.
Materials and Techniques: woodcut on laid paper, letterpress verso.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: cropped from the page. Trimmed outside the borderline.
Water stain. Wear. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVI C.