Monacum

Schedel Hartman ( 1440 - 1515 ) Nuremberg

Published by Artist: Schedel Hartman ( - 1515 ) Nuremberg issued in: Nuremberg; - Hartmann Schedel (1440 -1515) settled in Nuremberg 1484 He published the famous Nuremberg Chronicle 1493 Schedel's library has been sold in 1552 to Hans Jacob Fugger Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle must have been one of the most popular of incunables judging by the number of surviving copies Some 800 copies of the Latin edition have been traced and 400 of the German This is not surprising considering that this compilation of sacred and profaned history was the most elaborate printed book of its time illustrated with more than 1800 woodcuts Among these were a number of double-page city views a folding map of the world and another of northern and central Europe The text is an, 1440

Technic: Woodcut, colorit: original colored, condition: Restoration at centerfold,upper margin perfectly replaced, size (in cm): 37,5 x 53 cm cm; - Representation of the city of Munich, first issued woodcut of the city, on revers prtrait of some royals. Seller Inventory # EUD1992_500

Bibliographic Details

Title: Monacum
Publisher: Artist: Schedel Hartman ( - 1515 ) Nuremberg issued in: Nuremberg; - Hartmann Schedel (1440 -1515) settled in Nuremberg 1484 He published the famous Nuremberg Chronicle 1493 Schedel's library has been sold in 1552 to Hans Jacob Fugger Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle must have been one of the most popular of incunables judging by the number of surviving copies Some 800 copies of the Latin edition have been traced and 400 of the German This is not surprising considering that this compilation of sacred and profaned history was the most elaborate printed book of its time illustrated with more than 1800 woodcuts Among these were a number of double-page city views a folding map of the world and another of northern and central Europe The text is an
Publication Date: 1440