The Eidgenössische Chronik by Werner Schodoler (1490-1541) is in
chronological order the last of the illustrated Swiss Chronicles of
the late Middle Ages. It was written by private initiative between
1510 and 1535 and took as its model primarily the Official Bernese
Chronicle - Amtliche Berner Chronik - by Diebold Schilling and the
Chronicle - Kronica - by Petermann Etterlin. This volume, the first
of the three volumes of the chronicle, covers the history from the
legendary origin of Zurich and Lucerne up to Antipope John
XXIII’s flight from Constance (1415). Although space was left for
illustrations, they were not realized (except those of 12v). Today
the three volumes are held in different libraries: the first volume
is in the Leopold-Sophien-Bibliothek in Überlingen, the second in
the City Archives in Bremgarten, and the third in the Cantonal
Library of Aargau.
