Manuscript Summary: This richly illustrated manuscript of Rudolf von Ems’ Chronicle of the world was written in the 1340s, probably in Zurich (in the same writing workshop as the 1346 book of statutes of the Zurich Grossmünster). Its iconographic program is closely related to that of the Chronicle of the World currently held in St. Gall (Vadian Collection Ms. 302). Ms. Rh. 15 came to Zurich in 1863 from the library of the dissolved Rheinau Abbey. (wal)
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03/29/2019
Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, Ms. Rh. 15
Parchment · 239 ff. · 33-33.5 x 22.5-23 cm · Zürich · ca. 1340/50
Rudolf von Ems, Weltchronik
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Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, Ms. Rh. 15, f. 74v – Rudolf von Ems, Weltchronik (https://www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/zbz/Ms-Rh-0015)