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The Man Who Therefore Preached to the Reeds (recto) and The Armed Noble Who Presumed Much but Did Little (verso) from Fabulae et Vita (Fables and Life), Plate 26 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

c. 1500, portfolio assembled 1929
Woodcut and letterpress in black (recto and verso) on buff laid paper
7.9 × 11.6 cm (3.1 × 4.6 in)

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