Portuguese Monarchs King Alfonso I Portrait Munster Cosmographia - 1628 Wood Cut

Description

Portuguese
Monarch Portrait
(Portugal, Kings, Monarchy, Royalty
Sancho I The Populator, Afonso II The Fat, Sancho II The Pious, Afonso III The Boulonnais, Denis I The Farmer; The Poet, Afonso IV The Brave, Peter I The Just; The Cruel, Ferdinand I The Handsome,
Munster, Cosmographia, Cosmography)
Issued 1628, Basel, by Sebastian Munster.
This 16th century wood cut print is an excerpt concerning Portuguese monarchs from Sebastian Munster's eminent
Cosmographia
. The look and feel of the paper alone take you back to the Early Modern World. And the folk art aesthetic of the wood cut printing lends the work a fantastical, otherworldly quality.
The top of the page depicts
Afonso I The Conqueror; The Great; The Founder. Below are three timelines of Portuguese kings. Those listed include but are not limited to: Sancho I The Populator, Afonso II The Fat, Sancho II The Pious, Afonso III The Boulonnais, Denis I The Farmer; The Poet, Afonso IV The Brave, Peter I The Just; The Cruel, and Ferdinand I The Handsome.
Nice looking example, pleasing age patina, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. Provided photos show the front and back of the item, not two discrete prints.
Mounted and framed, this piece would make an excellent decoration for your home, restaurant, office, classroom, or any other space where people appreciate the vintage aesthetic of antique printed history
Measures 15"H x 9"W
[M140]
Portuguese Monarchs King Alfonso I Portrait Munster Cosmographia - 1628 Wood Cut
Portuguese
Monarch Portrait
(Portugal, Kings, Monarchy, Royalty
Sancho I The Populator, Afonso II The Fat, Sancho II The Pious, Afonso III The Boulonnais, Denis I The Farmer; The Poet, Afonso IV The Brave, Peter I The Just; The Cruel, Ferdinand I The Handsome,
Munster, Cosmographia, Cosmography)
Issued 1628, Basel, by Sebastian Munster.
This 16th century wood cut print is an excerpt concerning Portuguese monarchs from Sebastian Munster's eminent
Cosmographia
. The look and feel of the paper alone take you back to the Early Modern World. And the folk art aesthetic of the wood cut printing lends the work a fantastical, otherworldly quality.
The top of the page depicts
Afonso I The Conqueror; The Great; The Founder. Below are three timelines of Portuguese kings. Those listed include but are not limited to: Sancho I The Populator, Afonso II The Fat, Sancho II The Pious, Afonso III The Boulonnais, Denis I The Farmer; The Poet, Afonso IV The Brave, Peter I The Just; The Cruel, and Ferdinand I The Handsome.
Nice looking example, pleasing age patina, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. Provided photos show the front and back of the item, not two discrete prints.
Mounted and framed, this piece would make an excellent decoration for your home, restaurant, office, classroom, or any other space where people appreciate the vintage aesthetic of antique printed history
Measures 15"H x 9"W
[M140]