Tower of Babel
Turrim Babel.
The Fasciculus temporum, by the Carthusian monk Werner Rolewinck, is the earliest printed chronological world history. The work was first printed in Cologne in 1474, and more than thirty updated editions were published in its author’s lifetime. This copy was published by Georgius Walch in Venice in...
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Tower of Babel [electronic resource]. |
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| Alternative titles: |
Turrim Babel. |
| Other authors: | Rolevinck, Werner, 1425-1502., Rolewinck, Werner. |
| Format: | Physical Object |
| Language: | Latin |
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1479.
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SOAS Digital Library.
Artefacts from SOAS Collections. Middle East. Iraq Collection at SOAS, University of London. |
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Electronic Resource Click here to view record |
| Summary: |
The Fasciculus temporum, by the Carthusian monk Werner Rolewinck, is the earliest printed chronological world history. The work was first printed in Cologne in 1474, and more than thirty updated editions were published in its author’s lifetime. This copy was published by Georgius Walch in Venice in 1479. -- The text is chiefly concerned with Biblical history before the birth of Christ, and with the spread of Christianity after that. The book incorporates genealogical tables, maps of the world and tinted miniature views of famous cities. The layout is innovative, with running timelines showing the lives of Hebrew prophets, Roman Emperors and Popes. Among the recent events recorded is the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman armies in 1453. (Text by Tom Tomlinson, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) |
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| Other authors: | Rolevinck, Werner, 1425-1502., Rolewinck, Werner. |
| Language: | Latin |
| Published: |
1479.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
Artefacts from SOAS Collections. Middle East. Iraq Collection at SOAS, University of London. |
| Place of Publication: |
Iraq -- Babil -- Hillah. |