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michael wolgemut

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Dance of Death (1493) by Michael Wolgemut, from the Liber chronicarum by Hartmann A che del.

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Michael Wolgemut Martyrdom of St. Jacob of Compostella

Colored woodcut from the first edition of Hartmann Schedel, "Liber Cronicarum", 14 x 11 cm, 1493

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The Fifth Luminous Mystery: The Institution of the Eucharist

Feeding our Souls

Scripture: While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins."

Reflection: Jesus gives us the gift of his Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity in the presence of bread and wine at Mass. We take into us the gifts which Jesus left for his disciples and carry them out into the world so that all may know the love of God through our actions. The gifts freely given us are healing to the sick and tired soul; there are no requirements set by Jesus to partake of these gifts other than to love the Lord, our God, with all our heart, our soul, and our minds and to love one another as we would love ourselves. We are asked to bring our pain, our sufferings, our doubts and fears, and lay them at the altar (the foot of the cross) so that Jesus might take them from us and give to us what he gave those gathered when he fed the multitude – the gifts which feed our bodies and our souls. Let us pray for the freedom to continue to accept these gifts as Jesus intended.

Intention: With each Hail Mary, we pray for the lives of our Queer, Intersex, and all other of our (siblings): that they may find peace, reconciliation, and joy in the church and know they are loved children of our Creator.

Meditation from The LGBT Rosary by Fr. Don Greene

🖼: Der Schatzbehalter by Michael Wolgemut, c. 1491 (Cleveland Museum of Art)

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From the Liber Chronicarum, also known as the Nuremberg Chronicle, by Hartmann Schedel, illustrated by Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, published in Nuremberg, 1493.  The Illustration of Bede is on page 158v.

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Michael Wolgemut: "De Opere Prime Diei" (Entalladura colorida á man, 1493)

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Milestone Monday

Today, July 12, marks the 528th anniversary of the Latin publication of the Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum or Die Schedelsche Weltchronik) in 1493. Published in Nuremberg by the printing magnate Anton Koberger, it is one of the most lavishly illustrated printed books of the incunabula period (the time of the earliest printed books from 1455-1501). A German translation from the Latin by George Alt, a humanist scribe at the Nuremberg treasury, was published on December 23, 1493. We hold a facsimile of the German-language imprint, so we are celebrating this milestone with images from our facsimile, which was published in New York in 1966 by Brussel & Brussel in a limited edition of 999 copies.

An encyclopedic world history, the Nuremberg Chronicle was commissioned by Nuremberg merchants Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister and written in Latin by the German historian, humanist, physician, and book collector Hartmann Schedel. Schreyer and Kammermeister also commissioned George Alt’s translation. Anton Koberger used different typefaces for the Latin and German editions, an Italian Rotunda for the Latin version and a Schwabacher Gothic font for the German. It is said that the printing of the Chronicle may have established the custom of using different types for different languages. The running heads and section titles for both editions were set in a larger Rotunda, while Lombardic-style capitals were used for two- and three-line initials.

Nuremberg printmakers Michael Wolgemut and his stepson Wilhelm Pleydenwurff were commissioned to design the layout and provide the woodcut illustrations.

Wolgemut operated a large workshop in the city, and in 1487-88 it produced an unprecedented 645 original woodcuts for the 1,809 illustrations in the Chronicle. The famous German artist and printmaker Albrecht Dürer, who was the godson of Anton Koberger, was also an apprentice in Wolgemut’s workshop from 1486 to 1489 and may have participated in designing some of the illustrations. Koberger printed approximately 1500 Latin copies and about 1000 German copies. Around 400 Latin and 300 German copies have survived into the 21st century. Many copies were cut up to be sold for their plates. Barbarous!

Shown here are the frontispiece depicting God enthroned in heaven, early biblical and apocalyptical scenes, two of the dozens of celebrated city views, and an illustration of Pope Pius II (1405-1464) and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III (1415-1493).

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Danse macabre (1493) by Michael Wolgemut, Hans Holbein, Bernt .