869 - After Monogram MEISTER ES (*1450), Alphabet of Figures. Letter Z. Reichsdruck, reproduction

After Monogram MEISTER ES (*1450), Alphabet of Figures. Letter Z. Reichsdruck, reproduction After Monogrammist MEISTER ES (around 1450 - around 1467 ): Figure alphabet Letter Z formed by two lions touching each other with their tongues, 19th century, reproduction Technique: reproduction on Paper Inscription: Numbered in the printing plate: "BL 208 | T 210 | L 305". Date: 19th century Description: The figure alphabet consists of 23 individual leaves. The letters are composed of human figures, persons of high and low status, saints, real animals and mythical creatures. These fit into the silhouette of the letters in partly curious formations. High-quality reprint, presumably from the former Reichsdruckerei/Bundesdruckerei. However, without the typical stamp or blindstamp. Keywords: Figure letters, satire, satirical alphabet, saint figure, Christian virtues, vice, world view, fantastic, fantasy, tongue, 19th century, Middel Ages, Caricature, Germany, Size: Paper: 38,0 cm x 26,7 cm (15 x 10,5 in), Plate: 17,0 cm x 11,0 cm (6,7 x 4,3 in), Depiction: 14,4 cm x 9,0 cm (5,7 x 3,5 in) Condition: Good condition. Slightly discoloured due to age and sporadically lightly spotted. Margins slightly bumped at the top. With puncture hole in the upper centre. Liquid stain over the sharpener of the lower right corner of the sheet.