The Nuremberg Chronicle, as it is known in English, is one of the most celebrated and sought-after printed books of the 15th century. The Chronicle relates a history of the world from the Creation to 1493, recording biblical and non-biblical historical events within the narrative and chronological framework of the Bible. The text also includes a history of Classical Antiquity, and a chronicle of rulers as well as of philosophers and men of science, thus appealing to the interests of contemporary German Humanists.