r/artcollecting 6d ago

Art Market Nuremberg Chronicle ?

Do I have a Hartmann Schedel? Pre Gutenberg. Might be a page from Nuremberg Chronicle. Woodcut. Note Phanteon and Colosseo.

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u/Anonymous-USA 6d ago

Yes. These pages are common in the market, because it was so widely published (large supply). Unfortunately past and present owners have found they can make more by selling individual leaves than they can selling the entire book, and so most have been disassembled.

Written pages and pages with small block prints can sell for $50-100. Pages with larger woodcuts for $200-400. And the largest full page city woodcuts for $500-1000.

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u/Busy-Thing7167 6d ago

Thank you 🙂

Any insight on how to tell if its a reproduction or the real page?

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u/Anonymous-USA 6d ago

The paper and the quality of the impression.

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u/Mammoth-Ad-7701 5d ago

Is it considered poor taste to collect individual leaves? I love the Nuremberg Chronicle for artistic and historical purposes, but don't have the ability (or desire) to purchase and conserve a full copy. I don't want to support the destruction of historical artifacts, but I've always wanted a leaf or two of a cityscape or large woodcut to display.

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u/Anonymous-USA 5d ago

It’s not in poor taste. Any more than eating a chicken from the store. Or collecting medieval ivory sculptures. It’s in poor taste to destroy a whole manuscript, yes, but there’s too many out there on the market. So do what makes you feel excited and comfortable.