OUTIS NEMO
Medium
Bound volume with woodcut illustration for title page
Dimensions
image: 18.9 x 13.7 cm (7 7/16 x 5 3/8 in.) accessory size: 19.2 x 14.2 x 0.7 cm (7 9/16 x 5 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
William B. O'Neal Fund
Accession Number
2005.83.1
Art Historical Context
This 1518 bound volume titled *OUTIS NEMO* pairs the writings of German humanist Ulrich von Hutten with a woodcut illustration on its title page designed by Hans Weiditz II Created during the height of the early print revolution, the book exemplifies how illustrated volumes helped spread new ideas across Europe. Weiditz’s woodcut technique, with its crisp lines and expressive figures, was well suited to the medium movable type, allowing sharp, repeatable images that could reach wide audiences affordablyUlrich von Hutten, a knight and outspoken critic of the Catholic Church, used satire to cham...