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Kriechisch Wyssenburg
Belgrade City Museum and Jakob Clauser1550
Museums of Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia
The woodcut is part of the fourth edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia, printed in Basel in 1550. It depicts the 1456 unsuccessful Turkish siege of Belgrade led by Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror. Between 1544 and 1628, Münster's Cosmographia had 46 editions in German, Latin, French, Italian, English and Czech. This first comprehensive scientific description of the world in German, a type of guide through history, geography, astronomy, natural sciences and folklore, was so popular in German states that, in addition to the Bible, it has long been the most widely read work.
Details
- Title: Kriechisch Wyssenburg
- Creator: Belgrade City Museum, Jakob Clauser
- Date Created: 1550
- Location Created: Belgrade,Serbia, Basel
- Type: aquarelle woodcut
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