Schedel. Chronicle of the World - 1493

by Stephan Füssel

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 Both a historical reference work and a contemporary inventory of urban culture at the end of the 15th century, the Chronicle was to have a remarkable influence on the cultural,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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836544490
• ISBN13: 9783836544498
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 684 Pages
• Weight: 8.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.6" x 8.6" x 12.1"