Chronicle of the world. The complete and annotated Nuremberg Chronicle of 1493. Introduction and appendix by Stephan Füssel.
Schedel, Hartmann.
Taschen, Köln, London, Madrid, New York, Paris, Tokyo, 2001
ISBN: 3822812951
€ 100,00
34.5 x 25 cm. Brown velvet hardcover, padded and with gilt stamped text. 680 pages, many colour ill. Small traces of tape/ removed tape on endpapers but hardly visible, still in fine condition, see picture.
¶ This reprint of the Nuremberg Chronicle is based on the original edition held by the Stiftung Weimarer Klassik / Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek (Sign. Inc. 119) with the kind permission of the said foundation and Edition Libri Illustri, Ludwigsburg. (In case you don't read Old German, the comprehensive annex, with summaries of the book's main stories, provides a user-friendly way to explore this amazing historical masterpiece).