Product Description

In 1493 the most elaborately illustrated book then printed in Europe, the Liber Chronicarum or Weltchronik appeared in print. This major work, by the Nuremberg doctor Hartmann Schedel, generally known as the Nuremberg Chronicle was printed by the foremost printer of the day in Nuremberg, Anton Koberger. It is a history of the world from the Creation to his own day and is remarkable for its illustrations, its graphic design and for its woodcuts and description of cities. The woodcut illustrations include events from the Bible, pictures of human monstrosities, portraits of Kings, Queens, saints and martyrs, and allegorical pictures of miracles. The maps and views, are all by or after the celebrated artists Michael Wohlgemut or Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, and are amongst the earliest printed representations of towns and cities available to us today.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #976265 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 688 pages

Customer Reviews

A superb facsimile of a renowned medieval book
This is an impressive and quality reprint (in it's entirety) of an original copy of the Nuremburg chronicle; weighty, clearly reproduced and bound in an embossed cloth cover. The chronicle contains endless woodcut illustrations of kings, emperors, popes and various other historical, mythological and fantastical people and creatures. It also contains numerous views of cities across the then known world, maps and other imagery. A history of the book and an overview of its contents (the text itself being in medieval german gothic script), appears before and after the chronicle itself.
I recommend this volume; it is worth the money at the full price.
As regards other reviews; this item is reproduced from an original copy. Many of the original copies were rubricated (hand coloured) immediatly after printing and many examples can be found of such. This original, authentic colouring is far from being a detraction. Still, you could always pay ten of thousands of pounds for a genuine unpainted version of the original.

The real Nuremburg Chronicle
Whilst I have seen original copies of the Nuremburg Chronicle, this edition published by Taschen cannot compare in any way to the original. Some people have said that this new edition published in 2001 is a facsimile, but in no way can it be regarded as such since the original included only uncoloured woodcuts. I therefore feel that if anyone wants a copy of or a facsimile of the Nuremburg Chronicle or Bible as it is sometimes called, they do not buy this book.