(Liber chronicarum) Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cum figuris et ymagibus ab inicio mundi
Hartmann Schedel|Michael Wolgemut|Art Bookbinding Studio|Wilhelm Pleydenwurff|Anton Koberger
July 12, 1493 · Letterpress with woodcut illustrations · Drawings and Prints
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.
- Artist
- Hartmann Schedel|Michael Wolgemut|Art Bookbinding Studio|Wilhelm Pleydenwurff|Anton Koberger
- Date
- July 12, 1493
- Medium
- Letterpress with woodcut illustrations
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The George Khuner Collection, Gift of Mrs. George Khuner, 1981
