Artist: possibly, after design by Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528).
Engraver: Hans Baldung Grien (1484 / 1485 - 1545), painter, printer, engraver, draftsman, and stained glass artist, was considered the most gifted student of Albrecht Dürer.
Title: Printer's Mark of Thomas Anshelm (German, c.1488-1521-1523 (fl.), printer and wood-engraver.
Dimensions: 4 3/4" x 4 1/4".
Printer: Thomas Anshelm von Baden (TAB).
Edition: Franciscus Irenicus. Germaniae exegeseos volumina duodecim exarata. 1518. Also printed in Lexikon/Dictionarium. 1521.
Date: 1518.
Materials and Techniques: woodcut on laid paper.
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: TAB monogram cut from the center of sheet, replaced with part of another engraving showing a decorative ornament. The plate is worn, and the impression is pale. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonné: Elsässische Büchermarken bis Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts / herausgegeben von Paul Heitz ; mit Vorbemerkungen und Nachrichten über die Drucker von Karl August Barack. 1892. p. XXXI.
Part of: the last page, tailpiece.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1875,0508.1615.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVI C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.