Chronica summorum pontificum et imperatorum romanorum (Chronicle of Popes and Emperors)
Medieval Manuscripts
Item Info
Item No: mca0680220
Title: Chronica summorum pontificum et imperatorum romanorum (Chronicle of Popes and Emperors)
Additional Title: Historical chronicle
Script:
Cursive gothic
Language: Latin
Folio Number: ff. 22v-23r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
An inscription in a slightly later hand on this folio reads: "Sub hoc ars typographica inventa a Joannes Gutenbergio anno domini 1440 in urbe Argentina." (Under this emperor [referring to Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick III], the art of typography was invented by Johann Gutenberg in the year 1440 in the city of Argentina.)
Notes:
Opening with circular diagrams containing the names of popes and emperors
Notes:
This manuscript has been dated to ca. 1460.
Country: Country:Germany
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1475
Image Dimensions Width: 316 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 68
f. 1r 
ff. 22v-23r