Hartmann Schedel

Name: Hartmann Schedel
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ISBN: 9783754402108

Chronicle of the World 1493

Stephan Füssel

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Taschen
11 September 2026

History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600; Reference works; History; European history; Medieval history; Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter

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 Both a historical reference work and a contemporary inventory of urban culture at the end of the 15th century, the Chronicle was to have a remarkable influence on the cultural,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 and intellectual history of the Middle Ages. It was particularly notable for its more than 1,800 woodcut illustrations 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 200,000 Euros; we've procured a rare hand-colored copy, true to the original in every respect, and created a complete facsimile of utmost quality. For readers who don't read Old German, this edition includes summaries of the main stories, making it easy to navigate and fully appreciate this remarkable historical work.

Edited by: Stephan Füssel
Imprint: Taschen
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 1.665kg
ISBN: 9783754402108
ISBN 10: 3754402102
Pages: 740
Publication Date: 11 September 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Stephan Füssel is director of the Institute for Book Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, and holder of the Gutenberg Chair at the same university. He has published prolifically on the early days of printing, the sale and publication of books between the 18th and 20th centuries, and the future of communications.