Printing information from colophon.
Illustrated by Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff.
Translated from the Latin by George Alt.
Leaf [1a] (woodcut title): Register des Buchs der Croniken und Geschichten mit Figurē und Pildnussen von Anbegin̄ der Welt bis auf dise un̄sere Zeit.
Imprint from colophon, leaf [I]/6+1v: Hie ist entlich beschlossen das bůch der Cronicken vnd gedechtnus wirdigern geschihte[n] vo[n] anbegyn[n] d[er] welt bis auf dise vnssere zeit vo[n] hohgelerte[n] manne[n] in latein mit grossem fleiss vnd rechtfertigung versam[m]elt. vnd durch Georgium alten dessmals losungschreiber zu Nürmberg auss de[m]selben latein zu zeiten von maynung zu maynung. vnnd beyweylen (nit on vrsach) ausszugs weise in diss teütsch gebracht. vnnd darnach durch den erbern vnnd achtpern Anthonien koberger daselbst zu Nürmberg gedruckt. auf anregu[n]g vnd begern der erbern vnd weysen Sebalden schreyers vnd Sebastian[n] kamermaisters burgere daselbst. vnd auch mitanhangung Michael wolgemůtz vnnd Wilhelm pleydenwurffs maler daselbst auch mitburger die diss weck mit figuren wercklich geziert haben. Volbracht am[m] .xxiij. tag des monats Decembris Nach der gepurt Cristi vnssers haylands M.cccc.xciij. iar.
Woodcuts: 1809 illustrations produced from 645 unique woodblocks with 1164 repeats by Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff. Albrecht Dürer was an apprentice in Wolgemut's workship, and may have assisted in the production of some of the woodcuts.
Page xciii misnumbered xciiii; page clii misnumbered cxlvii.
Signatures taken from GW.
Signatures: [a¹⁰ b⁶ c-e⁴ f-i⁶ k² l⁴ m-o⁶ p² q-r⁶ s-z⁴ A-C⁶ D⁸ E⁶ F⁴ G-Z⁶ aa-bb⁶ cc-dd⁴ ee-gg⁶ hh⁷]. Variant collations in BMC: [*¹⁰ a⁶ b-d⁴ e-h⁶ i² k⁴ l-n⁶ o² p-q⁶ r-y⁴ z⁶ aa-cc⁶ dd² ee⁶ ff⁴ gg-ii⁶ kk² ll⁴ mm-zz A-C⁶ D-E⁴ F-H⁶ I⁶+1] and BSB-Ink, final quires: [ ... F-H⁶ I⁵ K²]. In some copies, the 6th leaf of quire [I] is cancelled with a bifolium of a map of Europe (5 leaves + 1 bifolium).
Paper format: Imperial folio.
PML copy leaf dimensions: 43.8 x 29.8 cm.
PML copy with leaf [1]/1 trimmed to text and mounted (by early 19th century); European map missing upper corners and mounted. Several leaves at end torn/damaged and repaired.
Buch der Croniken und Geschichten
Hand decoration: Contemporary rubrication, alternating red and blue initials, red capital strokes, underlining, and L-brackets. Woodcuts are hand-colored. Annotations: Contemporary notations sporadically throughout in several hands, including additional references to register, reference to Vincent of Beauvais' Speculum historiale (leaf XLIr), and illegible notations on walls of Ulm (leaves CXCv-CXCIr, perhaps suggesting early owner from Ulm?).