A partial 'Liber Chronicarum' (Nuremberg Chronicle), 1493

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A partial 'Liber Chronicarum' (Nuremberg Chronicle) Printed 1493 in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger (b. circa 1440/1445-1513) Written in the Gothic Latin by Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514) and illustrated with woodcuts by Schedel, Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (1460-1494), and Michael Wolgemut (1434-1519), mentor of Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) who is also believed to have made contributions On offer is an assembled partial copy of the only authorized edition of this incunabulum folio, the most profusely illustrated book of the 15th century and first ever printed encyclopedia, including the notable world map made in the cartographic style of Ptolemy, the Creation of Eve, the Antichrist, and numerous topographical maps and illustrations of noble and holy men, the pages cut down and some leaves mounted to later paper, just less than half with later coloration, some pages with early marginalia, rebound in full leather with spine remnants of an earlier binding with gilt-stamped English titles; see below for a full list of included folios With annotation in an unknown hand to trimmed and re-mounted title page at lower right mentioning Johann Hildebrand Withof (1614-1684), German composer, poet, philologist, opinion journalist, and organist for St. Nikolai in Eilenburg; the annotation reads: [Ktema, in the Greek, or "Property"] Joh. Hildebrandt Withofü / Anno [1727] / Symbolum / Mundus regitur opinionibus [or: Creed / The world is ruled by opinions] Height 18 in., width 12 1/2 in., depth 2 in. Other Notes: Folios include (asterisks indicate some colorization): I, III, IIII, IV, VIII, IX, XII, XIII, XV-XVIII, XIX, XX, XXII-XXIIII, XXVII, XXVIII, XXXI, XXXIII, XXXIIII, XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI, LII, LIIII, LXIII, LXIIII, LXXVI-LXXIX*, LXXXV*, LXXXVIII*, LXXXIX, XCII-XCVII, XCIX, C, CVI-CVIII, CXI, CXII, CXVI-CXVIII, CXXI, CXXIII-CXXX, CXXXVII, CXLI-CLI, CLIIII-CLVIII, CLXI-CLXXVI, CLXXVIII-CLXXXI, CLXXXIII, CLXXXV, CLXXXVI, CLXXXVIII-CCI, CCII*, CCIII, CCIIII, CCV*, CCVI, CCVII, CCVIII-CCXI*, CCXII, CCXIII*, CCXIIII, CCXV*, CCXVI*, CCXVII-CCXXIIII, CCXXV-CCXLVIII*, CCXLIX, CCL-CCLIII*, CCLIIII-CCLVI, CCLVIII, CCLXII, CCLXIII, CCLXV-CCLXVIII*, CCLXXI*, CCLXXII*, CCLXXXVI-CCLXXXVIIII*, CCXCI, CCXCIII, CCXCIIII, Index folios Please note: The title page and index are each preceded by three unnumbered folios, including two copies of Stanislaus (cited as folio CCXLIIII, which the index incorrectly places at CCXII, among other pagination errata original to the work). Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.

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