Lot 4058 email save

c. 1750, Wooden Printing Block: Jodocus Willich

Sign In to see what this sold for

Prints

---

Printing Block for the Medallion of German Physician "Willich" Dated 1550

c. 1750, Hand-Engraved Wooden Printing Block, for a Large Medallion of Jodocus Willich and dated 1550, About Extremely Fine.
This rather large, impressive hand-engraved, wooden printing block, measuring 3.25" x 3.25" (print size 3"), is for a Portrait Medallion of German physician, Jodocus Willich (1501-1552), at age 49. This medallion is inscribed in Latin around the large central portrait, and Willich's the date of the medallion, "15 - 50" being on either side of his head. This printing block is in excellent condition, aside from a small 1" section of the outer edge having broken away (now missing), taking a few letters of the inscription with it. Originally trained as a priest, Willich is best known for his four volume work on anatomy published 1543-1544. A very rare, likely unique and highly unusual, printing block representing a historic piece of early Medical History.



Early American will accept payment by check or credit card.

View Early American next auction.

Similar lots up for auction