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TitleWilhelm Schreiber Collection of 15th-18th century book illustrationsTypeStill ImageCollectionSubjectAmman, Jost, 1539-1591Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528Flötner, Peter, 1485-1546Graf, Urs, approximately 1485-approximately 1527Holbein, Ambrosius, 1494?-1518?Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614Solis, Virgil, 1514-1562Book illustrations--1400-1900 (GMGPC)Woodcuts--1400-1900 (GMGPC)Wood engravings--1400-1900 (GMGPC)Prints--1400-1900 (GMGPC)Portraits--1400-1900 (GMGPC) SummaryCollection comprises original woodcuts and wood engravings, mainly illustrations from European books of the 15th to 18th centuries. Dr. Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (1855-1932) assembled this extensive study collection for early printed book illustration. In addition to an estimated 375 woodcuts from incunabula, the most extensive part of the collection dates from the 16th century and features borders, title pages, initials, and ornaments as well as identified portraits and religious illustrations. Woodcuts from books published in Germany, the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Poland, France, Spain, and Italy are included, and most of the prominent artists of the period are represented. There are a few aquatints and chiaroscuro woodcuts. The collection was formed for the study of artists and printing history and for the study of subjects. The woodcuts are from works on military history, natural history, trades and industries, physiognomy, medicine, hunting, and other special fields as well as from Bibles, fables, and editions of the classics. (Source: Vanderbilt guide, No. 645). Researchers interested in incunabula and early modern book illustrations are encouraged to consult copies of the books held by the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library or other institutions. The Schreiber prints have been trimmed to show only images and can be better understood in their original contextsAuthorized Access PointSchreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig, 1855-1932 Wilhelm Schreiber Collection of 15th-18th century book illustrationsCollection ArrangementCollection Organization: The Wilhelm Schreiber Collection is arranged in 12 portfoliosPattern: The sheets are grouped in folders according to thematic categories. In general, the illustrations from a single published work have been kept together, which can be confirmed because the sheets have the same number written in a corner in small numerals. Many of the sheets are annotated with creator or publication information in longhand German and correspond to Schreiber's handwritten inventory which has been processed and digitized as LOT 15201 (Suppl. Archives). The finding aid is arranged by Portfolio number while the physical collection is arranged according to the four sizes of paper on which the prints are mounted. In the mid-1900s, the staff of the Library of Congress organized this collection to assist researchers with access by national origin and the subjects shown in the prints. The portfolio numbers represent the portfolio itself (a Roman numeral), the folder group within the portfolio (an Arabic number), and the quantity of prints mounted on the sheets. For example: "I-18-144" is Portfolio I, folder 18, with 144 prints, an indication of very small illustrationsCould not render: bf:pattern