Artist: Joseph von Montalegre (German 1702-1725 (fl.).
Title: Frontispiece from Dietenberger, Johann Sacra Biblia.
Signed and Titled in plate: Jos: a Montalegre sculpsit. Das ist die gantze Heilige Schrifft / Altes und Neues Testaments / Würzburg Gedruckt bei Johann Michael Kleyer Universität / Nürnberg und Frankfurt, Johann Christoph Lochner. Inscribed in pencil l.m. 1705.
Dimensions: Image 12 1/2" x 7 1/4". Sheet 13 3/4" x 8".
Publisher: Johann Michael Kleyer (Schweinau ? - 1721).
Date: Circa 1705.
Materials and Techniques: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: presumably foolscap.
Mat and Frame: no.
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: Trimmed left margin, torn l.r. margin, a crease u.r. Signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Dietenberger, Johann Sacra Biblia Das ist die gantze Heilige Schrifft / Altes und Neues Testaments. Nürnberg und Frankfurt, Johann Christoph Lochner.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVIII C.
Note: Published in German. Dietenberger's translation is opposed to Martin Luther's, being Catholic-oriented rather than Lutheran.