Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493. Incunabula Folio CCXXII
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Folio CCXXII (122), Latin, from the Liber Chronicarium (The Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartman Schedel. Published by Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493.
Four Hand Colored Woodcuts, One Black Ink Woodcut
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RECTO: woodcut of Henry VII (1275-1313) of the House of Luxembourg. Description of his coronation as the King of Germany (or Rex Romanorum) in 1308 and Holy Roman Emperor in 1312; His campaign in Italy, struggles between the Guelf and Ghibelline factions, the praise of Dante Alighieri.
VERSO: hand-colored woodcut of Tampliers Order monastery, with a story of Order extinction; lightly toned, hand-colored woodcuts of Trusianus a physician of Florence, Richard de Media Villa, and a 1314 comet appearance coinciding with the death of Philip of France after 29 years reign.
Note the handwriting in the margins, 16.25 x 11.25 in.
The Liber Chronicarum (Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493, is one of the most important German incunables and the most extensively illustrated book of the 15th century. The text is a universal history of the Christian world from the beginning of times to the early 1490s, written in Latin by the Nuremberg physician and humanist Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514) on commission from the Nuremberg merchants Sebald Schreyer (1446-1520) and Sebastian Kammermeister (1446-1503). Drawn by the author from multiple medieval and Renaissance sources, the Chronicle incorporates geographical and historical information on European countries and towns. The narrative is divided into 11 parts, or world ages, and is profusely illustrated by images of biblical and historical events, and topographical views of towns and countries in Europe and the Middle East, including Jerusalem (and its destruction) and Byzantium.
REFERENCE:
1. Cambridge University Digital Library.
2. University of WI, Madison, WI.
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1. Cambridge University Digital Library.
2. University of WI, Madison, WI.
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International: Foreign shipping rates determined by destination.
Other shipping options available upon request with rates determined by destination.
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