Hartmann schedel, weltchronik world chronicle, 1493. The book contains 1809 pictureprints 645 individual woodcuts and 1164 repetitions. Hartmann schedel 14401514 was a noted physician, writer and book collector. Schedel is best known for his writing the text for the nuremberg chronicle, known as schedelsche weltchronik english. An older discussion is available in adrian wilson, the making of the. The printed book was composed by the doctor and humanist hartmann schedel and illustrated by albrecht durer inter alia. Geneva from schedel weltchronik schedels world history. Schedel hartmann, 14401514 erfurt, anno 1493, schedelsche weltchronik. The weltchronik the chronicles of nuremberg was first published in the year 1493. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. The worlds largest search engine for old, rare and outofprint books. Weltchronik the chronicles of nuremberg facsimile edition. Hartmann schedel, weltchronik world chronicle, 1493 the weltchronik nuremberg chronicle, a work authored by nuremberg physician hartmann schedel, is located historically at the turning point between a medieval conception of the world and an exact, modern world historiography. The chronicle is furnished with 1,809 woodcuts showing splendid cityscapes of nuremberg, rome, or venice all of which were colored by hand.
Hartmann schedels 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. Hartmann schedels weltchronik, or chronicle of the world better known today as the nuremberg chronicle, after the german city in which it was. Latin scholars refer to it as liber chronicarum book of chronicles as this phrase. Doublepage extract from the german edition of the schedelsche weltchronik nuremberg chronicle with a brief outline of the. Hartmann schedels world chronicle was the first secular book to be produced in such costly way like only the bible and liturgical works had been so far. In 1493 that office was newly occupied by maximilian i r. Geneva from schedel weltchronik schedels world history, plate 22 from woodcuts from books of the 15th century, 1493, portfolio assembled 1929, michel wolgemut german, 1434371519 and wilhelm pleydenwurff german, c.
Year 1493 mcdxciii was a common year starting on tuesday link will display the full calendar of the julian calendar. The chronicle is an illustrated world history, in which the contents are divided into seven ages. Prahaprag, anno 1493, holzschnitt, schedelsche weltchronik ange. Schedelsche weltchronik stock photos and images alamy.
Matheolus perusinus bertindak sebagai tutornya schedel paling dikenal karena menulis teks kronik nuremberg, yang dikenal sebagai schedelsche weltchronik. Schedels world chronicle, published in 1493 in nuremberg. Original in guter erhaltung, geglatteter mittelfalz, stellenweise mit. This sumptuous work is the result of the largest publishing company in the history of the press in the age of incunabula. The first age of the world from creation to the deluge 3. It was commissioned by sebald schreyer 1446 1520 and sebastian kammermeister 1446 1503. The nuremberg chronicle is an illustrated encyclopedia comprised of world historical accounts. The second age from the deluge to the birth of abraham 4. Book culture history history cultural studies medieval studies. Written in latin by hartmann schedel, with a version in german, translation by georg alt, it appeared in 1493. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Poland wroclaw schedel world chronicle inkunabel city view. Matheolus perusinus served as his tutor schedel is best known for his writing the text for the nuremberg chronicle, known as schedelsche weltchronik english.
The schedelsches world chronicle is an important german manuscript from the late middle ages 1493. A mammoth work from the era of early book printing. For sale is a double leaf from the latin first edition of 1493 of the famous nuremburg chronicle, with a big handcoloured woodcut view of passau as well as verso with several woodcut portraits. First latin edition with two contradictory colophons, the second of which gives the date of july 12, 1493 as the date of completion. This book was published in 1493 so to include those findings to that book would pretty much make this impossible for my mind, not by modern standards but by taking those times in to account. Hartmann schedels beruhmte enzyklopadie aus dem jahr 1493. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Hartmann schedel lahir februari 1440 meninggal 28 november 1514 pada umur 74 tahun adalah seorang dokter, humanis, sejarawan, dan salah satu kartografer pertama yang menggunakan pers cetak. Prahaprag, anno 1493, holzschnitt, schedelsche weltchronik angeboten wird ein originaler holzschnitt aus hartmann schedels beruhmten weltchronik, dem. Output from the printing presses koberger in july 1493 in latin under the title liber chronicarum, was reprinted in december of the same year in german under the title weltchronik, then widely known and sought after in italy and in europe as the nuremberg chronicles. It was published by hartmann schedel schedelsche weltchronik, struktur des reiches.
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