Jerusalem - Konrad von Grünenberg, 1487. (Medieval Wall Art)
This print shows Jerusalem the way a late medieval traveler pictured it, packed with tiny buildings and walls in clean ink lines on warm parchment style paper. It feels calm and study-like, and it works well as wall art in a reading corner, office, or library-style home decor. Step closer and you start noticing the small details that make it feel like a real page from an old manuscript.
About this city print
This image comes from Konrad von Grünenberg’s illustrated description of his pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1486., written up soon after and dated 1487. in surviving manuscript copies. He was a patrician from Constance who served Emperor Frederick the Third, and he recorded the trip with text and drawings that read like a mix of travel notes and careful sketches.
What makes this Jerusalem view so appealing is how it tries to turn a huge, famous city into something you can read at a glance: a tight layout, clear outlines, and little clusters that pull you in like a diagram. It is not trying to be modern or perfectly measured.
Grünenberg was also linked to the Order of Saint George, so the saint and dragon story sits quietly behind a journey like this. You can see that same late medieval world in St. George On Horseback (Albrecht Dürer, 1508.), where the whole legend is reduced to one clear moment on the page.
Craft & finishThis Jerusalem city print is made on hand-processed paper, highlighted with subtle gold and sealed with beeswax for an authentic parchment feel. Please note that colors can look slightly different from screen to screen.
You can find more pieces like this in our Vintage City Prints collection .
Jerusalem (Konrad von Grünenberg, 1487.) - Vintage City Print
In case your print creases during the travel, as it usually does travel for some time, you can safely warm it up with a hair-dryer, and the wax will melt back right into it. You can also use a lighter, which is a much faster method, but be careful to keep the flame either above the paper or parallel to it (which means holding the paper vertically) so it doesn't smudge or even catch fire. The chance of the print actually creasing is very small, as they are rolled in bubble-wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. Also, be sure to keep the print out of the direct sunlight, as it can melt or fade.
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https://www.artifex-replicas.com/post/about-our-parchment-replicas
