CHAPTER II Development of Nuremberg CHAPTER III Nuremberg and the Reformation CHAPTER IV Nuremberg and the Thirty Years War Wallenstein Gustavus Adolphus Kaspar Hauser. CHAPTER V The Castle, the Walls and MediAEval Fortifications CHAPTER VI The Council and the Council House Nuremberg Tortures CHAPTER VIII The Meistersingers and Hans Sachs CHAPTER IX The Churches of Nuremberg CHAPTER X The Houses, Wells, and Bridges CHAPTER XII The Arms of Nuremberg CHAPTER XIII Itinerary, Places of Resort, Hotels Every attempt has been made to replicate the original as printed. Some typographical errors have been corrected; a list follows the text. The author's spelling/misspelling of German has not been corrected. In certain versions of this etext, in certain browsers, clicking on this symbol will bring up a larger version of the image. (etext transcriber's note) |
The Story of Nuremberg
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First Edition, April 1899
Second Edition, September 1900
Third Edition, November 1901
Portrait of Albert Durer by himself, from the painting at Munich.
The Story of Nuremberg
by Cecil Headlam with Illus-
trations by Miss H. M. James
and with Woodcuts
London: J. M. Dent & Co.
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Covent Garden W.C. decorative image decorative image 1901
Quaint old town of art and song.”—Longfellow.
Und Deutschland lieben soll,
Wird man ihm NÜrnberg nennen,
Der edlen KÜnste voll.
Dich, nimmer noch veraltet
Du treue, fleiss’ge Stadt,
Wo DÜrer’s Kraft gewaltet,
Und Sachs gesungen hat.”
—Max von Schenkendorf.
—Æneas Silvius.
To
Maurice Hewlett
in friendship
and
in admiration