Category:Nuremberg Chronicle

The Nuremberg Chronicle is an illustrated world history published in Latin on July 12, 1493, and then in German on December 23, 1493, in the city of Nuremberg, Germany. This was quickly followed by a German translation. It is also known as Liber Chronicarum (Book of Chronicles) by Latin scholars, or Die Schedelsche Weltchronik (Schedel's World History) by Germans wishing to honor the author. It was the most complete history book of the day that was printed (not hand-written). It follows the similar pattern of the Bible in telling the events of human history,and was one of the first books to integrate illustrations and text.

The Nuremberg Chronicle is divided into seven ages: - First age: from creation to the Deluge - Second age: up to the birth of Abraham - Third age: up to King David - Fourth age: up to the Babylonian captivity - Fifth age: up to the birth of Jesus Christ - Sixth age: up to the present time (the largest part) - Seventh age: outlook on the end of the world and the Last Judgement