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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Nuremberg Chronicle Leaf, undated, Ms2022-081, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2011.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Nuremberg Chronicle Leaf was completed in December 2022.

Historical Note

The Nuremberg Chronicle is an encyclopedia first published in 1493 in Nuremberg, documenting biblical history and the history of Christian figures. It was originally written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel, and woodcut illustrations were created in Michael Wolgemut's workshop for the printing. Wolgemut's stepson, Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, was involved in the illustration. The book was also translated into German by Georg Alt, and is the first printed book to include illustrations and text.

Scope and Content

This collection contains leaflet 215 of the Nuremberg Chronicle . The book was originally published in 1493, but the date of the leaf is unknown. The text is written in Latin and contains painted illustrations related to the text. The front of the page details the life of Thomas Aquinas; the back page details the lives of Pope Gregory X, Pope Innocent V, and Pope Adrian V. The front page contains illustrations of Thomas Aquinas, King Charles, two flagellants, and King Phillip; the back contains illustrations of Pope Gregory X, Pope Innocent V, Pope Adrian , and Rudolf I holding a book and cross scepter, flocked by popes and cardinals.

Related Material

Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives holds a 1950 fascimile, The Nuremberg chronicle : a pictorial world history from the creation to 1493; a monograph / With a leaf from the pirated Augsburg Latin edition of 1497 by by Ellen Shaffer (Los Angeles : Dawson's Book Shop, 1950) (call number Z241.S31 S48 1950 Spec Folio) in the Rare Book Collection.

The Library of Congress has digitized a copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle online .

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Religion

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Nuremberg Chronicle Leaf by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).