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View of fortified city, 1493. A cog, a type of sailing vessel, can be seen in the foreground. A watergate gives access to the city at bottom right
Genealogia divi heinrici imperatoris. The family tree of Emperor Henry II... ca 1493Genealogia divi heinrici imperatoris. The family tree of Emperor Henry II (from the Schedel's Chronicle of the World), ca 1493. Private Collection
De opere serte diei (from the Schedel's Chronicle of the World), ca 1493. Creator: Wolgemut, Michael (1434-1519)De opere serte diei (from the Schedel's Chronicle of the World), ca 1493. Private Collection
De sanctificatione septime diei (from the Schedel's Chronicle of the World), ca 1493. Private Collection
Bishops, Prophets, and Kings from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World History)... 1929Bishops, Prophets, and Kings from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World History), Plate 10 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century, 1496, portfolio assembled 1929
Babylon from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World History), Plate 9 from Woodcuts... 1929Babylon from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World History), Plate 9 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century, 1496, portfolio assembled 1929
Geneva from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World History), Plate 22 from Woodcuts... 1929Geneva from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World History), Plate 22 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century, 1493, portfolio assembled 1929
The Martyrdom of Saint Simon of Trent from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World... 1929. Creator: Michael Wolgemut)The Martyrdom of Saint Simon of Trent from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World History), Plate 23 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century, 1493, portfolio assembled 1929
Conversion of St Paul on the road to Damascus, 1493. Saul of Tarsus (1st century) who took the name Paul after seeing a vision of Christ on the road to Damascus
Nuremberg, 1493. Creators: Michael Wolgemut, Wilhelm PleydenwurffNuremberg, 1493. View of the city of Nuremberg in Germany, from (Liber chronicarum) Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cum figuris et ymagibus ab inicio mundi
Burning of the Jews at Deggendorf in 1338 (from the Schedels Chronicle of the World), 1493. Private Collection
Templum Salomonie (from the Schedels Chronicle of the World), ca 1493. Creator: WolgemutTemplum Salomonie (from the Schedels Chronicle of the World), ca 1493. Private Collection
Meeting between Pope Pius II and Frederick III, Emperor of Germany, ca 1493. Creator: WolgemutMeeting between Pope Pius II and Frederick III, Emperor of Germany (from the Schedels Chronicle of the World), ca 1493. Private Collection
Jerusalem (from the Schedels Chronicle of the World), ca 1493. Creator: WolgemutJerusalem (from the Schedels Chronicle of the World), ca 1493. Private Collection
(from the Schedels Chronicle of the World). Found in the Collection of Kasteel Huis Bergh
Cosmos (from the Schedels Chronicle of the World), 1493. Artist: AnonymousCosmos (from the Schedels Chronicle of the World), 1493. Found in the collection of Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg
Dance of Death (from the Schedels Chronicle of the World). Artist: Wolgemut, Michael (1434-1519)Dance of Death (from the Schedels Chronicle of the World). Found in the collection of Universalmuseum Joanneum
St Francis of Assisi, Italian priest and founder of the Franciscan order, 1493. St Francis (1182-1226) holding up his hands to show stigmata
Martyrdom of St Peter, Rome, c64 (1493). St Peter is said to have been crucified at Rome with his head, not his feet, nearest the ground
Thomas a Becket (1118-1170), English churchman, saint and martyr, 1493. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162, Becket clashed almost incessantly with King Henry II over the question of the independence
The Building of the Ark Superintended by Noah, (1493), 1903The Building of the Ark Superintended by Noah, 1493. After an original illustration from Hartmann Schedels (1440 -1514), Nuremberg Chronicle. Also known as the Liber Chronicarum
The City of Treviso with a Carrack, 1493. The Nuremberg Chronicle is an illustrated biblical paraphrase and world history that follows the story of human history related in the Bible; it includes
Page from the book The Nuremberg Chronicle, by Hartmann Schedel, 1493. Artist: Michael WolgemutPage from the book The Nuremberg Chronicle, by Hartmann Schedel, 1493. Also known as Schedels World History, the book is an illustrated history of the world, first published in 1493
Isaac Judaeus, physician to the rulers of Tunisia, 9th-10th century (1493). Isaac Judaeus (c855-c955) was one of the first whose works were translated from Arabic to Latin
God creating Eve from Adams rib, 1493. Having created the universe, the Earth and all living creatures, including man, God put Adam into a deep sleep and created Eve from Adams rib
Gentile da Foligno, 14th century Italian physician, examining a sample of urine, 1493Gentile da Foligno, 14th century Italian physician, examining a sample of urine, [1493]. Gentile (d1348) wrote a great many commentaries on earlier medical authorities, as well as original works
Death triumphant, 1493. From Liber chronicarum mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle), by Hartmann Schedel. The depiction of the skeletons is anatomically inaccurate, especially the bones of the pelvis
St Stephen, first Christian martyr c36 (1493). Stephen was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, supreme council of the Jews, and stoned to death. From the Bible (Acts 7:57)
Aristides the Just (c530-c468 BC), Ancient Greek (Athenian) soldier and statesman, 1493. Aristides was a strategos (general) in the wars between the Greeks and Persians
Aristarchos of Samos (fl260 BC), Alexandrian astronomer, 1493. Aristarchos was the first recorded astronomer to maintain that the Earth orbits the Sun (heliocentric universe)
Antonius de Monte Ulmi (fl1384-1390), Italian physician, necromancer, magician and astrologer, 1493. Antonius was physician to Francesco the Younger (1393-1406), despot of Carrara
Jan Hus, Bohemian religious reformer and theologian, 1493. Hus (1369-1415) was burnt as a heretic at Constance for preaching the teachings of the English reformist clergyman John Wycliffe
Joseph interpreting Pharaohs dream, 1493. One of 12 Hebrew Patriarchs, Joseph interpreted the dream as meaning there would be seven fat years and seven lean years
The Reign of Antichrist, 1493. Artist: Michel VolgemuthThe Reign of Antichrist, 1493. From Liber chronicarum mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel. (Nuremberg, 1493)
Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (980-1037), Arab physician and philosopher, 1493. An interpreter of Aristotle to Islam, Avicenna compiled an encyclopaedia of medical knowledge
Averroes (Ibn Rushd) (1126-1198), eminent medieval Islamic philosopher, 1493. Averroes (full name Abu Al-Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Rushd) was a native of Cordoba, Spain
Avenzoar (Ibn Zuhr) (c1072-1162), Arab physician, 1493. A native of Seville, Avenzoar was a noted clinician. From Liber chronicarum mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel. (Nuremberg, 1493)
St Augustine of Hippo (350-430), 1493St Augustine of Hippo of Hippo (350-430), 1493. St Augustine of Hippo is regarded as one of the great fathers of the early Christian church
Comet of 684 (Halley), 1493. The English astronomer, Edmond Halley (1656-1742) was the first to suggest that appearances of bright comets every 76 years were in fact sightings of the same comet
Adam and Eve, 1493. Adam and Eve, tempted by the Serpent, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are expelled from the Garden of Eden by the Angel of the Lord
Cimmerian Sibyl, 1493. Sibyls were ancient prophetesses of the coming of Christ. From Hartmann Schedel, Liber Chronicarum Mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle). (Nuremberg 1493)
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (The Younger) (c5 BC-65 AD), Roman Stoic philosopher, 1493. Seneca committing suicide in his bath, having antagonised Nero
Anaximines (fl c500 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher, 1493. With Thales and Anaximander, Anaximenes was one of three great thinkers from Miletus
Anaxagoras (c500-428 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher, 1493. Among his pupils in Athens were Pericles and Euripides. His ideas on cosmology
Anaximander (c611-546 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher, 1493. With Thales and Anaximines, Anaximander was one of the three great thinkers from Miletus
