Ein Ausserlessne chronick von Anfang der Welt biss auff das Jar nach Christi unsers eynigen Heylands Geburt M.D.viiij
Subtitle: in vier Teyl oder Bücher abgeteylet, an fürnemen historien, durch die Teutschen herrlich verricht, reich und aussbündig, auss Abbate Urspergense, unnd Johann Tritemio Abt zu Spanheym, vom latein in Teutsch gebracht : auch mit vilen und manicherley Denckwurdigen diser Zeit Handlungen, Reichstäg, Samlung, die Religion, Türcken zug ... und jetzund zum drittenmal mit fleiss übersessen, und in den truck geuertigt ; alles zu nutz und wolfart Teutscher Nation durch Caspar Hedion Doctor, trewlich unnd freundlich zusammen tragen, unnd beschrieben ...
Contributors: Trithemius, Johannes, 1462-1516; Hedio, Kaspar, 1494-1552; Conradus, Urspergensis, -1240; Eccardus, de Uraugia, approximately 1050-approximately 1125; Melanchthon, Philip, 1497-1560
Publisher: Crafft Mullers und Blasii Fabricii truckerey
Published: 1549
Place of publication: Gedreuckt zu Strassburg
Language: ger
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: World history; Early works to 1800; Indians of North America
Work titles: Chronicum abbatis Urspergensis
Notes: Printers from colophon.

"A translation of the work known as the Chronicon Urspergense with additions by Kaspar Hedio. This chronicle was formerly attributed to Conradus a Lichtenau, Provost of Ursperg. Later researches have shown that the author is Burchardus, the predecessor of Conradus, who took the Chronicon of Ekkehardus, abbot of Aura (extending to the year 1125) and continued it to the year 1229."--NUC pre-1956.

Kaspar Hedio's continuation takes events up to the current (1549) reign of Charles V.

On p. 586 occurs an American reference, in the form of an account, for the year 1509, of seven savages brought to Rouen from the New World, believed to be the earliest reference to Canadian Indians. Included also are brief notices of humanists such as Erasmus, Thomas More, and Juan Luis Vives (p. 711).

Preface by Philipp Melanchthon.

Includes index.

Woodcuts: initials, printer's device on verso of last leaf.

Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts (VD 16), H-923

Muller, F. Amer., III, p. 435: 116

German translation from the Latin of: Chronicum abbatis Urspergensis.