Der Durchlauchtigen Welt zum eilstenmahl neu-vermehrter und verbesserter Geschichts-Geschlechts- und Wappenkalender auf das Jahr.. 1733

Title

Der Durchlauchtigen Welt zum eilstenmahl neu-vermehrter und verbesserter Geschichts-Geschlechts- und Wappenkalender auf das Jahr.. 1733

Description

Coloured armorial book with genealogical tables of emperors, kings, princes, dukes and princely houses of the world from the year 1733. Title page, preface, 12 kings/princes, each with a month's historical calendar from the Thuano (history books of the Thuani). Then 105 pages of text plus at least 88 pages of heraldic illustrations and four pages of index at the end.

c. 1733

Artist

Weigel (1654-1725)

Christoph Weigel the Elder (1654-1725) was a German engraver, art dealer and publisher. Christoph Weigel learned the art of copperplate engraving in Augsburg. After various positions, including in Vienna and Frankfurt am Main, he acquired citizenship in Nuremberg in 1698. The first Weigel work from his own, successfully run publishing house in Nuremberg was Die Bilderlust from 1698. This publishing house published around 70 books and engravings during his lifetime. One of his most important works is the status book from 1698. In it, Weigel described and described more than two hundred types of handicrafts and services, each illustrated by a copper engraving, based on life. Because Weigel visited almost all the workshops himself, drew and observed on site, agreed the content of his articles with the master craftsmen and signed important equipment from the original. Weigel worked particularly brilliantly in the scraping and line manner. He was the first engraver to use a kind of machine for the underground. In Nuremberg he worked very closely with the imperial geographer and cartographer Johann Baptist Homann (1664–1724) to create his maps. His younger brother Johann Christoph Weigel ran an art dealership in Nuremberg around the same time and was also very successful.

Historical Description

"Der Durchlauchtigen Welt zum eilstenmahl neu-vermehrter und verbesserter Geschichts-Geschlechts- und Wappenkalender auf das Jahr 1733" is a historical work from 1733 that serves as a calendar and a heraldic book. It is a Genealogical and Historical Calendar: The work provides a chronological account of events that were significant in the year 1733. It offers valuable insights into genealogical research and heraldic practices of the 18th century. It serves as an example of the interest and importance attributed to the nobility, its history, and its symbols during this period. In an era when genealogical heritage and the possession of coats of arms were considered important status symbols, such a work was of great significance in documenting social and political hierarchies. In summary, this work is a genealogical and heraldic reference book that contributed to the consolidation of the status and identity of aristocratic families in the 18th century.