Friday 5 January 2018

Weltchronik (UBH Cod. Pal. germ. 336)

Saul dies during a battle, f. 32r.

Colloquial name(s): Weltchronik
Official name(s): Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Codices Palatini germanici 336

Date: c. 1420 (source)
Origin: Passau(?), Bavaria, Germany (source)

Online facsimile available via: Heidelberger historische bestände - digital and via HeidICON


This manuscript consists of a copy of Jans Jansen Enikel's Weltchronik, a history of the world (source and source). It is lavishly illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings.

Basic descriptions of the illustrations are provided (in German) by the Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg with both facsimiles.

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