Tschachtlanchronik
Illustration — The Tschachtlanchronik The Tschachtlanchronik of 1470 is the oldest of the still existing Swiss illustrated chronicles, compiled by Bendicht Tschachtlan (c. 1420-1493) and Heinrich Dittlinger (c. 1440-1479) of Bern.
Tschachtlanchronik
Benedikt Tschachtlan, upload by Adrian Michael · Zentralbibliothek Zürich · CC BY-SA 3.0
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- 1470
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Illustration — The Tschachtlanchronik The Tschachtlanchronik of 1470 is the oldest of the still existing Swiss illustrated chronicles, compiled by Bendicht Tschachtlan (c. 1420-1493) and Heinrich Dittlinger (c. 1440-1479) of Bern.
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The chronicle is now kept in Zentralbibliothek Zürich, where a facsimile can be viewed. It consists of a paper manuscript with around 1000 pages, containing 230 coloured illustrations. Two hundred of the illustrations show war scenes; the remaining show everyday life, both rural and in towns, and also scenes in the royal court. In the epilogue, the two authors declare that the work was finished in 1470.
The record gives 1470 as its date of establishment or first appearance.
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Anderson, Joanne W. Travel and Conflict in the Early Modern World. Routledge. 82–83. 2021. 978-0-367-52421-0.
- 2.Schmid, Regula. Tschachtlan-Dittlinger Chronik von Bern. Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle Online. Brill. 2016. 10.1163/2213-2139_emc_SIM_02454.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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