Swiss illustrated chronicles
Several illustrated chronicles were created in the
Diebold Schillings, their luxurious execution, as well as their content reflecting the growing confidence and self-esteem of the leaders of the confederacy after their spectacular successes in the Burgundian Wars
.
- 1423 Konrad Justinger's chronicle (Bern) the original was lost, but a copy of the text survives in Jena.
- 1470 the "Tschachtlanchronik" by Bendicht Tschachtlan und Heinrich Dittlinger (Bern, now kept in Zürich)
- Diebold Schilling the Elder, Bern:
- 1483 the "Berner Schilling", three volumes, covering the time from the foundation of Bern up to and including the Burgundy Wars.
- 1480s "Spiezer Schilling", a shorter one-volume edition
- 1484 "Zürcher Schilling" (kept in Zürich; used by Gerold Edlibach for his chronicle of 1486)
- Diebold Schilling the Younger, nephew of Diebold Schilling the Elder:
- 1515 "Luzerner Schilling"
- 1515 Chronicle of Wernher Schodeler of Bremgarten.
- 1529–1546 Berner Chronik of Valerius Anshelm.
- 1576 Christoph Silberysen's compendium.
- 1587 "Wickiana" by Johann Jakob Wick, a compilation of various manuscripts and prints.
- 1626–1631 Schweitzer-Chronic by Michael Stettler of Bern.
See also
References
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- Baumann, Carl G.: Über die Entstehung der ältesten Schweizer Bilderchroniken, 1971. ISBN 3-7272-0405-2.