Augsburger Wunderzeichenbuch

fol. 28 (wonderful Comet, 1007 )

An illustrated book from the beginning of modern times is called the Augsburger Wunderzeichenbuch . It was created in Augsburg in the middle of the 16th century . It contains 167 colored representations ( gouaches and watercolors ) of miraculous signs . Heinrich Vogtherr and Hans Burgkmair the Younger are considered to be the creators of the book .

The original appeared at an auction in London in 2009 and was facsimile for a book edition. It is owned by the collector Mickey Cartin.

expenditure

• Till-Holger Borchert , Joshua P. Waterman: The Book of Miracles. Facsimile of the Augsburg manuscript from the collection of Mickey Cartin . The miracle drawing book . Commentary volume and facsimile volume. Trilingual edition. Taschen, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-3-8365-4285-2

Web links

Commons : Augsburger Wunderzeichenbuch  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Review notes for Augsburger Wunderzeichenbuch at perlentaucher.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Arno Widmann: Phantom drawings for solving the world riddles , in: Frankfurter Rundschau , December 15, 2013
2. ↑ ^{a b} Willi Winkler : From heaven high . Review, in: Süddeutsche Zeitung , December 24, 2013, p. 15.