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Title
[Basse danse]
Names
Schedel, Hartmann, 1440-1514 (Writer of accompanying material)
Pleydenwurff, Wilhelm, d. 1494 (Illustrator)
Wolgemut, Michael, 1434-1519 (Illustrator)
Koberger, Anton, ca. 1440-1513 (Publisher)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1493
Place: Nuremberg
Publisher: Anton Koberger
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD Bas 1
Topics
Basse danse (Dance)
Dance -- Germany -- 15th century
Musicians
Family trees
Genres
Prints
Notes
Source note: Page from Hartmann Schedel's Liber Chronicarum Mundi, which was illustrated mainly by Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurf. Vignette, surrounded on three sides by Latin text, depicting four couples performing a basse danse to a flute and drum accompaniment; outdoor setting.
Reproduction: Reproduced in Mabel Dolmetsch, Dances of England and France from 1450 to 1600, 1949, opp. p. 64.
Physical Description
Woodcuts
Extent: Woodcut within line border, 12 x 15.5 cm. (on sheet 41.4 x 29.5 cm.).
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
German, Middle High (ca.1050-1500)
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY847006081-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12160076
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e26f6ea0-f284-0132-2106-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1440: Creator Born
  • 1493: Issued
  • 1514: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "[Basse danse]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1493. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f6ac280-f285-0132-c19a-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "[Basse danse]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f6ac280-f285-0132-c19a-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1493). [Basse danse] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f6ac280-f285-0132-c19a-58d385a7b928

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[Basse danse]