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April 2013
Time tunnel
to the 15th century
1493’s must-have history book and city guide by Hartmann Schedel
Opposite: “Das drit alter”. Moses and the
burning bush.
Hartmann Schedel’s Weltchronik, or Chronicle of the World (better known today
as the Nuremberg Chronicle, after the German city in which it was created), was a
groundbreaking encyclopedic work and at the time the most lavishly illustrated book
ever printed in Europe.
Both a historical reference work and a contemporary inventory of urban culture at
the end of the 15th century, the Chronicle was to have a remarkable influence on the
cultural, ecclesiastical and intellectual history of the Middle Ages. It was particularly
notable for its vast quantity of woodcut illustrations (more than 1,800) depicting
events from the Bible, human monstrosities, portraits of kings, queens, saints and
martyrs, and allegorical pictures of miracles, as well as views of a great number of
“modern” cities, many of which had never been documented before.
Today, copies of the Chronicle sell for up to 600,000 Euros; we’ve procured a rare
hand-colored copy, true to the original in every respect, and created a complete
facsimile of utmost quality. In case you don’t read Middle High German, the comprehensive
annex, with summaries of the book’s main stories, provides a user-friendly
way to explore this amazing historical masterpiece.
Hartmann Schedel.
Chronicle of the World – 1493
Stephan Füssel
Hardcover with booklet in slipcase,
8 x 11.4 in., 680 pp.
978-3-8365-4449-8
$ 59.99 / CAD 64.99
“An extraordinary facsimile
at a remarkably reasonable price.”
— United Press International, US
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Only $
59.99