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147 - Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514), Das Buch der Croniken und Geschichten, Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger, 1500.
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Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514), Das Buch der Croniken und Geschichten, Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger, 1500. An important German illustrated incunable, being the second German edition of Schönsperger's reduced-format version of Hartmann Schedel's Weltchronik or Nuremberg Chronicle, translated into German by Georg Alt. Illustrated with numerous woodcuts, including portraits, biblical and historical scenes, maps and views of cities. In an early leather binding, with remains of the original metal clasps. With old inscriptions and an armorial bookplate. The final double-page map is incomplete, with only one half preserved. Condition: age-related wear. The binding with wear and losses to the leather and spine. Condition report available upon request. Provenance: Ex-collection of Professor Jan Karel Steppe (1918-2009): Belgian Art Historian and Collector, Ghent. H: 31 - W: 22 - D: 10,5 cm
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