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Liber chronicarum 12 July 1493
50.0 x 67.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 1071477
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A pictorial history of the Earth from the Creation to the 1490s, compiled by Dr Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514). The painter and engraver Michael Wohlgemuth (1434-1519), his stepson Wilhelm Pleydenwurff and his pupil Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) produced over 600 woodcuts for this book. The illustrations were of a wide variety of subjects, including biblical scenes, family trees, portraits, and fabulous or legendary creatures. However, the principal illustrations were maps of the world, Germany and central Europe, along with 99 views of towns and cities. Most of these views were entirely imaginary, and about half of them used the same 14 woodblocks; however, the double-page views of cities, of which there are 32, were based on contemporary illustrations and information, and attempted to portray realistic images of the cities shown.
Provenance
Raitenhaslach, Upper Bavaria, Cistercians (suppressed 1803).
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Creator(s)
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Measurements
50.0 x 67.5 cm (whole object)
Other number(s)
ISTC : Incunabula Short Title Catalogue – ISTC is00307000Alternative title(s)
Liber chronicarum / Hartmann Schedel.
Nuremberg chronicle.
Full leather alum tawed pig skin, 4 pairs of double flexible raised bands reinforced kettle stich, single core cloth covered single colour headband, boards wooden, manuscript title page. F.1 rubricated. Table rubricated apart from 2 ff. Initials in Table in red and blue with penwork decoration.
Place of Production
Nuremberg [Bavaria]