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Liber chronicarum
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
The Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle is a history of the world divided into seven ages within the framework of the biblical narrative beginning with the Creation and ending with the Last Judgment. The book project was commissioned by two Nurem¬berg merchants: Sebald Schreyer (1446–1503) and his son-in-law, Sebastian Kammermeister (1446–1520). The Latin text was composed by Hartmann Schedel (1440–1514), a medical doctor and humanist, and translated into German by George Alt (1450–1510), a scribe at the Nuremberg treasury. The book enjoyed great popularity not only in Germany, but also in Italy, France, and Bohemia and despite its consider¬able price was reprinted three times within a decade.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1905; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2016-2017 | A Feast for the Senses: Art and Experience in Medieval Europe. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. |
| 2012-2013 | Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton. |
| 2010-2011 | Beasts on Parchment: Picturing Animals in Medieval Manuscripts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2001-2002 | Expanding World Views: A Millennium of Maps. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1992 | A World of Foreign Lands. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/11/2012 | Treatment | examined for condition; examined for exhibition; repaired |
Geographies
Germany, Nuremberg (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Closed H: 17 3/8 x W: 12 3/16 x D: 3 9/16 in. (44.2 x 31 x 9 cm); Open H: 17 1/4 x W: 22 x D: 9 1/2 in. (43.82 x 55.88 x 24.13 cm);
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1905
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
91.1262