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Holy Roman Empire Coat of Arms with Cologne Coat of Arms from Koelner Chronik (Cologne Chronicle), Plate 37 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

1499, portfolio assembled 1929
Woodcut in black, and letterpress in black with rubrication (recto and verso), on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat
13.5 × 13.5 cm (5.3 × 5.3 in)

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