1. Add MS 24917
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 24917
- Title:
- An early-fifteenth-century manuscript written in Alsace, featuring a History Bible made of the Weltchronik by Rudolf von Ems (b. c. 1200, d. 1254), and the Buch der Könige alter ê, a history of the Old Testament kings.
- Scope & Content:
- A German History Bible made from the Weltchronik by the Austrian poet Rudolf von Ems (c. 1200 – 1254), with the so-called Schwabenspiegelfassung of the Buch der Könige alter ê: a book in which the Old Testament kings are presented as examples for contemporary rulers. The manuscript is written in...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Dutch and German
- Date Range:
- c 1420
- Extent:
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