Anton Koberger's Nuremberg Press and the Nuremberg Chronicle (c. 1470–1513)

1. Koberger becomes a Nuremberg citizen

   Jan 1, 1464Labels: Anton Koberger, Nuremberg

   • Koberger Wiki

2. Koberger founds Nuremberg’s first printing house

   Jan 1, 1470Labels: Koberger press, Nuremberg printing

   • Koberger Wiki
   • WGA Bio

3. First Latin Bible edition in Koberger’s shop

   Jan 1, 1475Labels: Latin Bible, Koberger press

   • JW Archive

4. Koberger prints the Koberger Bible (German)

   Feb 17, 1483Labels: Koberger Bible, German Bible

   • Library Congress
   • Met Museum

5. Wolgemut designs woodcuts for major devotional book

   Jan 1, 1491Labels: Michael Wolgemut, Schatzbehalter

   • Walters Museum
   • RISD Museum

6. Main Chronicle printing contract begins in Nuremberg

   Mar 16, 1492Labels: Printing contract, Nuremberg workshop

   • Vassar Essay
   • Boston Athenaeum

7. Latin Nuremberg Chronicle published in Nuremberg

   Jul 12, 1493Labels: Liber Chronicarum, Hartmann Schedel

   • Flinders Take 5
   • UNT Libraries

8. German Chronicle edition completed for broader readership

   Dec 23, 1493Labels: German Chronicle, vernacular edition

   • Boston Athenaeum
   • Liverpool SCA

9. Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff credited for Chronicle designs

   Dec 23, 1493Labels: Michael Wolgemut, Wilhelm Pleydenwurff

   • Britannica
   • Hyde Collection

10. Pirated Chronicle edition printed in Augsburg

    Jan 1, 1496Labels: Pirated edition, Augsburg printer

    • Citizendium
    • Chronicle Wiki

11. Accounts record many Chronicles still unsold

    Jan 1, 1509Labels: Sales accounts, Inventory records

    • Chronicle Wiki
    • FutureLearn

12. Anton Koberger dies in Nuremberg

    Oct 3, 1513Labels: Anton Koberger, Nuremberg

    • SLAM
    • Koberger Wiki