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St. Gallen, Stadtarchiv der Ortsbürgergemeinde St. Gallen, StadtASG, Altes Archiv, Bd. 677a
Paper · XXXVIII + 480 + 41 pp. · 43 x 28.5 cm · 1549
Joachim von Watt (Vadian), Kleinere Chronik der Äbte des Klosters St. Gallen
The impulse for writing the original model of this text, Vadian's “Kleinere Chronik der Äbte” (1544-46) (VadSlg Ms. 44), came from Heinrich Bullinger and Johannes Stumpf; they wanted to make use of Vadian's knowledge of the history of St. Gall for the Eidgenössische Chronik (1547/48) that appeared under Stumpf's name. The chronicle consists of three parts: the first part is about Saint Gall; the second part is a history of the monastery and of the city of St. Gall; the third part gives a historical-topographical description of the city of St. Gall and of Lake Constance. Wolfgang Fechter produced two copies thereof in 1549. The illustrations are by Caspar Hagenbuch.
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