Spiezer Schilling
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Spiezer Schilling is a chronicle
by Diebold Schilling the Elder
of Bern (1480s), created after the Berner Schilling
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See Swiss illustrated chronicles
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Chronicle
Generally a chronicle is a historical account of facts and events ranged in chronological order, as in a time line. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and local events, the purpose being the recording of events that occurred, seen from the perspective of the...
by Diebold Schilling the Elder
Diebold Schilling the Elder
Diebold Schilling the Elder was the author of several of the Swiss illustrated chronicles, the "Berner Schilling of 1483, the "Spiezer Schilling" , and the "Zürcher Schilling" of 1484....
of Bern (1480s), created after the Berner Schilling
Berner Schilling
The Berner Schilling is a chronicle of Diebold Schilling the Elder of Berne , covering the history of the Old Swiss Confederacy up to the Burgundian Wars....
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See Swiss illustrated chronicles
Swiss illustrated chronicles
Several illustrated chronicles were created in the Old Swiss Confederacy in the 15th and 16th centuries. They were luxurious illuminated manuscripts produced for the urban elite of Bern and Lucerne, and their copious detailed illustrations allow a unique insight into the politics and daily life of...
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