Das Buch der Croniken und Geschichten
Dublin Core
Title
Das Buch der Croniken und Geschichten
Subject
Incunabula
Woodcuts (prints)
Schedel, Hartmann, 1440-1514
Description
The first German edition of Hartmann Schedel's famous Nuremberg Chronicle traces the history of the world through six ages, from the Creation to 1493, concluding with the Apocalypse. Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff designed maps, city views, portraits of saints, popes, and kings, and Biblical scenes—over 1,800 woodcuts in all-making the Chronicle the most lavishly illustrated book of the fifteenth century.
Abstract
Woodcut print of conjoined twins from Hartmann Schedel's Das Buch der Croniken und Geschichten (Nuremberg, 23 December 1493)
Creator
Schedel, Hartmann, 1440-1514
Publisher
Anton Koberger
Date Created
1493 December 23
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (Ballard folio 628)
Format
image
Extent
1 woodcut print
Type
still image
Identifier
DigID0002520
Provenance
Purchased for the Boston Medical Library, 1932
Files
Collection
Citation
Schedel, Hartmann, 1440-1514, “Das Buch der Croniken und Geschichten,” OnView, accessed April 20, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12581.