By-the-Book Durer.(Albrecht Durer)(Brief Article) Insight on the News | December 18, 2000| | COPYRIGHT 2000 News World Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Remember the anxiety over potential Y2K problems? In 1498, Albrecht Durer capitalized on similar fears of a mid-millennium apocalypse: He issued The Apocalypse, the first of his "large books" illustrated with sheets from 14 woodcuts. That volume, along with more than 100 other books and prints, make up the exhibit "Book Arts in the Age of Durer" on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

The show does more than survey the graphic output of the great German artist. It chronicles the shift from medieval bookmaking and illustrating to that of the Renaissance, a period ...

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