Liber chronicarum
kommentiert von Rudolf Pörtner
Better known as the "Nuremberg Chronicle", it is a densely illustrated (over 1800 woodcuts)universal world history first published in Latin circa 1493.
Read Time: ~3.6 hr
De diversis artibus
by Theophilus (1979)
About this book
The work is divided into three books. The first covers the production and use of painting and drawing materials (painting techniques, paints, and ink), especially for illumination of texts and painting of walls. The second deals with the production of stained glass and techniques of glass painting, while the last deals with various techniques of goldsmithing and other metalwork. It also includes an introduction into the building of organs. Theophilus contains perhaps the earliest reference to oil paint.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story Era1800s / Victorian
Protagonist / CoreDe diversis artibus Lead Character
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