Johannes Zumbach
Johannes Zumbach was a Swiss chronicler and illustrator . He was a citizen of Lucerne and was mentioned in 1426 .
Life
The only references to the life dates of Johannes Zumbach (or "Zum Bach") come from his own work. Accordingly, he was a citizen of the city of Lucerne and the son of the painter Niklaus Zumbach. He may be identical or related to a Lucerne citizen of the same name mentioned in 1357.
Works
Zumbach created an illustrated composite manuscript in 1426 with Schwabenspiegel and Konstanzer Weltchronik , which he expanded to include independent reports on Swiss history, including the conquest of Aargau in 1415. This oldest surviving chronicle of central Switzerland is probably not an official work. The chronicle was continued in 1431 by the city's signatory Hans Fründ with a report on the witch persecution in Valais . In addition, Zumbach also copied and illustrated two manuscripts from Konrad von Ammenhausen's " Schachzabelbuch " .
literature
- Rainer Hugener: Zumbach, Johannes. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . February 14, 2014 , accessed October 15, 2019 .
- Rainer Hugener: Zumbach, Johannes , in: Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle, ed. v. Graeme Dunphy, Leiden 2010, p. 1545.
- Regula Schmid: History in the service of the city. Official history and politics in the late Middle Ages . Zurich 2009, p. 72 f.
Web links
- Entry on the chronicle in the manuscript census
- Zofingen City Library Pa 31 , Complete digitized version of the Schachzabelbuch by Johannes Zumbach in the Swiss Virtual Manuscript Library e-codices
- Burgerbibliothek Bern Mss.hhX48 , another version of the Schachzabelbuch by Johannes Zumbach
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zumbach, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss chronicler and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th century or 16th century |