YALE UNIVERSITY BEINECKE RARE BOOK AND
MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY GENERAL COLLECTION OF RARE BOOKS AND
MANUSCRIPTS MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MANUSCRIPTS
Beinecke MS 1164
[Netherlands?], undated.
Christ calming the storm.
1 item : woodblock ; 190 x 120 x 20 mm.
Material is open for research.
Woodblock depicting scene of the miracle of Christ stilling the wind and waves.
Collection of Elmer Adler. Ex libris Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow. Purchased from
Christie's (New York sale, 2013 April 9-10, lot 349) on the Albert H. Childs Fund,
2013.
Accompanied by: Christmas card from "the Wilsons," dated 1930, containing a print
made from the woodblock and attributing the block to a craftsman in the Netherlands,
circa 1480.
Date uncertain.
Bookplate: Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow.
Binding: modern cloth case.
Christ Calming the Storm: Woodblock. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript
Library, Yale University.
Subjects:
Jesus Christ
Manuscripts, Medieval -- Connecticut -- New Haven.
Christian art and symbolism.
Wood blocks (printing blocks)
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.