Hie fleugt ain adler ubern walde- in ain walde sicht man den Löwen halb- under dem andern den lewen ganz im dritten walde ist der Lewe verborgen (BM 1938,0617.11.24)
Summary
Three lions hiding in three different forests; at left we see a forest and the lion's hind legs; at right the lion's head comes out of the forest and in the background the lion is depicted standing under the trees with an eagle flying over them; first state before woodblock reduced; printed within an ornamental border with floral motif on vertical ends and heads with flowers on lower horizontal end; German letterpress on verso; illustration to Lichtenberger's "Practica und Pronostication" (Mainz: 1526)
Woodcut
Date
1526
Source
British Museum
Copyright info
Public Domain