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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