(Liber chronicarum) Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cum figuris et ymagibus ab inicio mundi

July 12, 1493

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One of the most famous early illustrated books, this ambitious text chronicles the history of the world, from the Creation to 1493, with a final section devoted to the anticipated Last Days of the World. It was illustrated with more than 1,000 woodcuts designed by the talented German artists Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, with the assistance of their studio apprentices, among whom was the young Albrecht Dürer.

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Title: (Liber chronicarum) Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cum figuris et ymagibus ab inicio mundi
Author: Written by Hartmann Schedel (German, Nuremberg 1440–1514 Nuremberg)
Printer: Printed by Anton Koberger (German, Nuremberg ca. 1445–1513 Nuremberg)
Artist: Michael Wolgemut (German, Nuremberg 1434–1519 Nuremberg)
Artist: Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (German, Nuremberg ca. 1460–1494 Nuremberg)
Binder: Bound by Art Bookbinding Studio
Date: July 12, 1493
Medium: Letterpress with woodcut illustrations
Dimensions: Overall: 17 13/16 x 12 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (45.2 x 32.2 x 7 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The George Khuner Collection, Gift of Mrs. George Khuner, 1981
Object Number: 1981.1178.29
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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