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Nuremberg Chronicles

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The Nuremberg Chronicles is an illustrated historical atlas through the different stages of human history from its origins to 1493, the year of printing. It is considered one of the best incunabula, early example of printing.

As was customary at the time, the book had no cover and title. Latin scholars refer to it as Chronicarum Liber (The Book of Chronicles), since these are the words that appear in the introductory rate issue America. English has been called The Nuremberg Chronicle (The Chronicles of Nuremberg), due to the city where it was published, and in German is called Die Schedelsche Weltchronik (World History Schedel), in honor to its author: Hartmann Schedel.

Hartmann Schedel was its writer, the impression was given by Anton Koberger, and the illustrations were done by Michael Wohlgemuth, William Pleydenwurff, both prominent artists of the fifteenth century and an apprentice of them, Albert Durer.

The Chronicle was the most used resource to make history in the Middle Ages. The scheme presented is divided into "historical ages" which begins with a single principle from which other facts are recorded, but without any interpretation for the purpose of the review is to unite in one man's past work, or country, extolling the figure of God. Arguably, it is a kind of popular encyclopedia, "which succinctly covers everything worth knowing is considered. Each date is accompanied by an event, a memorable name or an extraordinary phenomenon, and all mixed with myths, legends and fables. The chronology is based between the sacred history and the events of pagan history.

Note that each period, whether Greek, Roman, Muslim or barbarian, is derived from the historical date and fits the biblical pattern beginning with Genesis until the Apocalypse. The seven ages are split events are:
- First Age: from Genesis to the flood.
- Second Age: from Noah to the birth of Abraham.
- Third Age: from Abraham to the reign of King David.
- Fourth Age: from David to the Babylonian exile.
- Fifth Age: from Babylon to the birth of Christ.
- Sixth Age: Birth of Christ to the present day (year 1490).
- Seventh Age: A view of the end of the world and the Judgement Final.

The Chronicle was published in Latin and German, the Latin edition came out, dated June 12, 1493 and Germany on 23 December of that year. It is assumed that both versions were performed simultaneously. `Comprises some 600 pages, formatted in folio (44 x 67 cm.), And richly illustrated with 1804 woodcuts. It is estimated that about 1,500 copies were made in Latin and some 1,000 German, and that they are scattered in collections around the world.

could point out that the illustrations of the Chronicles are noted for their aesthetic sense aided by the word, and with it the illustrations play an educational role-moral, which is one of the most important peculiarities of the book, as the reader moralizes narrates as a fact. This is seen throughout all recorded, but is accentuated in the seventh age, when the author shows great concern for the future and the fate of the afterlife. Hence, with each pest or talk about the cataclysmic end of the world and the return of the Antichrist, but in the end, always offers a hope of salvation.

For these reasons, we dare to say that this is a book that has some special features, a mirror that shows the outlook of the past, the living and the coming of the XV century man. In addition, is considered as the masterpiece of incunabula, so we invite you to visit our Library to decubráis it yourself and then enjoy it.