Images from The Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493, Part I. 21H.343J / CC.120J This image is in the This image is in the public domain. Spring 2016 public domain. 1 The Seven Ages of the World, as presented in the Nuremberg Chronicle: First age: from creation to the Deluge Second age: up to the birth of Abraham Third age: up to King David Fourth age: up to the Babylonian captivity Fifth age: up to the birth of Jesus Christ Sixth age: up to the present time (the largest part) Seventh age: outlook on the end of the world and the Last Judgement 2 “Title page”, with inscriptions from previous owners This image is in the public domain. 3 First page of table of contents This image is in the public domain. 4 Introductory page with missing rubrication This image is in the public domain. 5 One of two colored illustrations in the MIT copy. This image is in the public domain. 6 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” This image is in the public domain. 7 “On the seventh day, God rested.” This image is in the public domain. 8 Notations on a page discussing cosmology and history. Note the “nota bene”annotation in the middle Margin, and the pointing finger below it. The notations in the right margin count the ages of the world. This image is in the public domain. 9 God creates Eve from Adam’s rib in the first age of the world. This image is in the public domain. 10 Adam and his progeny, first age of the world. This image is in the public domain. 11 Noah’s Ark, and the Rainbow Covenant. Second age of the world. This image is in the public domain. 12 Humans and monsters, Second age of the world. This image is in the public domain. 13 World map, 1493. This image is in the public domain. 14 This image is in the public domain. Ages of man, beginning with Noah. Second age of the World. 15 Jerusalem. Second Age of the World. This image is in the public domain. 16 MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu 21H.343J / CC.120J Making Books: The Renaissance and Today Spring 2016 For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit: http://ocw.mit.edu/terms..