Home → Exhibitions → Welten des Wissens : Bibliothek und Weltchronik des Nürnberger Arztes Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514) [Worlds of Learning: The Library and Chronicle of the World of the Nuremberg physician Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514)]
Welten des Wissens : Bibliothek und Weltchronik des Nürnberger Arztes Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514) [Worlds of Learning: The Library and Chronicle of the World of the Nuremberg physician Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514)]
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München,
Germany
Organisation: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
The Nuremberg Chronicle, as it is commonly known, was first published by Hartmann Schedel in 1493, in a Latin and a German edition. Over 1 700 copies of this incunabulum have apparently survived. Although it only contains two maps, one of the world and one of Germany, its many town views among the 1 804 woodcut illustrations from 652 woodblocks make it a much sought-after map collectors’ item.
To celebrate the 500th anniversary of Schedels death, the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek has mounted a special exhibition around Schedel’s own annotated copy of the Chronicle, together with the major part of his personal library. This unique collection of books and prints was sold in 1552 by Schedel’s grand-son to Johann Jakob Fugger for 500 Florins, who in turn sold it to Bavarian Duke Albrecht V, by whom it was integrated into what later became the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.Venue: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Ludwigstrasse 16, D-80539 MünchenTime schedule: Open Monday - Friday, 10.00 - 18.00, Saturday - Sunday 13.00 - 17.00.Entry fee: admission free.Catalogue availability: Catalogue of 168 pp., EUR 19.90URL: http://www.bsb-muenchen.de/veranstaltungen/ausstellungen/ein[...]
