Schedel, Hartmann, 1440-1514.
Liber cronicarum. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493.


This summary of the history, geography, and wonders of the world, popularly known as the Nuremberg Chronicle, is profusely illustrated with woodcuts, portraits and maps. Although there are 1,809 of these cuts, there were only 645 different blocks, some of them being used as many as ten times to illustrated as many different subjects.
There are two different editions of the work--the first one (in Latin) appeared in July of 1493. The second edition (in German) appeared in December of the same year.

 



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