Print, book-illustration, Hans Holbein the Younger, between 1523 and 1524

Page border with four separate strips, with an anthemion-frieze and ornaments; the upper section, placed between the side borders, represents an anthemion-frieze with a roman medaillon at centre; the side strips are filled with candelabra-motives and a roman medaillon at top, and sartyrs below; the lower border contains thistle-motives and a cat's head at r; in this combination (but side borders switched in place) first used in ciryllus alexandrinus, in evangelium ioannis commentaria. . , georgio trapeziontino interprete. . , basel, a. Cratander, february 1524 (2°), page a; this impression is taken from polydorus vergilius, anglicae historiae libri xxvi. . , basel, j. Bebel, 1534, page a2; at centre the initial i. 1523-24 metalcut and letterpress. Date: between 1523 and 1524. Dimensions: Height: 261 mm (borderlines); ; Height: 43 mm (letter); Width: 173 mm; Width: 43 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration (BM 1871,1209.497)