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==Material Analysis of the Chronicle==
==Material Analysis of the Chronicle==
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The Nuremberg Chronicle is a historical text structured around the 7 stages of the world, narrated from a biblical point of view. It was first published in Latin on July 12, 1493, in the City of Nuremberg, Germany by Anton Koberger. Its original name is the Liber Chronicarum and it was written and designed by Hartmann Schedel.

Introduction/Historical Background

Hartmann Schedel

Early Stages of Modern Printing

Material Analysis of the Chronicle

External Structure

Binding and Case

Internal Contents

Title Page

Navigational Aids

Previous Ownership/Signatures

Marginalia

Impact/Significance

Circulation of the chronicle