M0003799: Woodcut "The Birth of Eve," 15th century
- Date:
- 24 March 1934
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/31/59
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: 'And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall...'
Description
Photograph of a print publication showing a 15th century woodcut with the title "The birth of Eve," illustrating the biblical verse "And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam..." This block was first used in the German version of this work printed by Richel at basle in 1476 with the title "Spiegel der menschlichen Behaltnis".
Publication/Creation
24 March 1934
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 8 x 11 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request