Research Catalog

Title

Konstanzer Weltchronik : Der Antichrist ; 15 Anzeichen vor dem J. Gsten Gericht.

Publication

Constance?, Germany, approximately 1460.

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Details

Additional Authors

New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 100.

Description

52 leaves, bound : paper, ink, manuscript, illuminations; 394 x 272 mm

Alternative Title

Constance World Chronicle : Antichrist in pictures ; 15 Signs before the Last Judgment.

Subjects

• Antichrist
• Leather bindings (Binding) > 19th century
• Illuminated initials (layout features)
• illuminated manuscripts
• Early works
• Manuscripts > German > 15th century
• Predestination > Early works to 1800
• Judgment of God > Early works to 1800
• Illumination of books and manuscripts
• New York (State) > New York
• Manuscripts > Germany > 15th century
• Devil > Early works to 1800
• Antichrist > Pictorial works > Early works to 1800
• Manuscripts, German > New York (State) > New York
• German literature > Middle High German, 1050-1500

Genre/Form

• Manuscripts – German – 15th century.
• Early works.
• illuminated manuscripts.
• Illuminated initials (layout features)
• Leather bindings (Binding) – 19th century.

Note

• Layout: Written in two columns, up to 49 lines per page, ruled in lead.
• Decoration: 168 pen and ink drawings (one of which is divided into 3 parts), colored, each within deep red frame. Red initials.
• This manuscript is paginated in the upper outside corner, to p. 52.

Access (note)

• Restricted use.

Indexed In (note)

• The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005),
• New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list,

Cite As (note)

• NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 100

Language (note)

• In German (Middle High German).

Provenance (note)

• From the collection of Arnold Mettler Specker of St. Gall; Frederik Muller et Cie., Amsterdam, 1922, Cat. 72, n. 34;

Binding (note)

• Bound in 19th century period-tooled calf.

Contents

pt. 1. Kostanzer Weltchronik (ff. 1-33) -- pt. 2. Antichrist (ff. 34-48) -- pt. 3. Fifteen Signs before the Last Judgment (ff. 48-52).

Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 100

OCLC

• 1345695999
• 1345695999

Title

Konstanzer Weltchronik : Der Antichrist ; 15 Anzeichen vor dem J. Gsten Gericht.

Imprint

Constance?, Germany, approximately 1460.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Access

Restricted use. Requires permission for access.

Indexed In:

The Splendor of the Word. (ed.) J. G. Alexander, J. H. Marrow, L. F. Sandler (NYPL / Harvey Miller, 2005), n. 88.

New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 904.

Cite As:

NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 100

Language

In German (Middle High German).

Provenance

From the collection of Arnold Mettler Specker of St. Gall; Frederik Muller et Cie., Amsterdam, 1922, Cat. 72, n. 34;

Binding

Bound in 19th century period-tooled calf.

Source of description

Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

Germany Constance.

Added Author

New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 100.

Added Title

Constance World Chronicle : Antichrist in pictures ; 15 Signs before the Last Judgment.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. MS. 100