Ptolemaic World Map
Called the Nuremberg Chronicle by modern day historians, this book is considered one of the most important histories published in the fifteenth century. The most heavily illustrated book from the late fifteenth century, illustrated with more than 1800 woodcuts, the Chronicle tells the story of mankind from the creation of the world to the end of the Middle Ages. The woodcut displayed here depicts the artist’s conception of the world, with Jerusalem at the center.
Called the <em>Nuremberg Chronicle</em> by modern day historians, this book is considered one of the most important histories published in the fifteenth century. The most heavily illustrated book from the late fifteenth century, illustrated with more than 1800 woodcuts, the <em>Chronicle</em> tells the story of mankind from the creation of the world to the end of the Middle Ages. The woodcut displayed here depicts the artist’s conception of the world, with Jerusalem at the center.