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The Illuminated World Chronicle: Tales from the Late Medieval City

By Nina Rowe
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$72.00
By Nina Rowe
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A look into an enchanting, underexplored genre of illustrated manuscripts that reveals new insights into urban life in the Middle Ages

In this innovative study, Nina Rowe examines a curious genre of illustrated book that gained popularity among the newly emergent middle class of late medieval cities. These illuminated World Chronicles, produced in the Bavarian and Austrian regions from around 1330 to 1430, were the popular histories of their day, telling tales from the Bible, ancient mythol...

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Art, Architecture & PhotographyArt - History & CriticismArt Styles & PeriodsMedieval Art