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He describes the deeds fo St. Brigid of Sweden, who
traveled to Romen to persuade Pope Urban not to
fight Avion (sic), but fails to mention the diplomatic
activities of St. Catherine of Siena, whom he treats only as
a mystic.
The amazing 1809 woodcuts from 645 blocks were executed
by M. Wohlgemuth, the well known teacher of A. Durer, + his
step son W. Pleydenwurff; both mentioned in the colophon. As
recent scholarship has shown, A Durer may have also
collaborated since some of the cuts bear a remarkably close
resemblance to the Apocalypse illustrations.
The text is a year by year account of notable events in world
history from the creation dow to the year of publication, to special
emphasis on ominous + portentous events.
-double folio map of Central Europe + large Ptolemaic world map.
-Durer almost certainly had a hand in the woodcuts.
Schedel like his fellow townsman Willibald Pirckheimer
studied in Padua.