Schedel

Autor: Hartmann Schedel

Editorial: Taschen

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ISBN13: 9783836544498

Reseña: 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. Both a historical reference work and a contemporary inventory of urban culture at the end of the 15th century the Chronicle was to have a remarkable influence on the cultural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 1800) 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 800000 dollars weve procured a rare hand-colored copy true to the original in every respect and created a complete facsimile of utmost quality. In case you dont read Early Modern High German the comprehensive booklet with summaries of the books main stories provides a user-friendly way to explore this amazing historical masterpiece.