A beautiful woodcut from 1493 of the destruction of Jerusalem. This illustration comes from the Nuremberg Chronicle, which is an enyclodpedia of world events, mythology and christian history. This extra-ordinary work was one of the earliest books ever printed and the first to successfully integrate text and images.

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Size: 3000px × 1541px
Photo credit: © CBW / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1493, ancient, antique, antiquity, burning, chronicle, chronicles, city, destruction, engraving, fire, historic, illustration, jerusalem, map, nuremberg, plan, skyline, town, woodcut