Manuscript Illustration of Saul and the Witch of Endor, by an unknown 15th-century artist, for a copy of the Weltchronik (World Chronicle) by Rudolf von Ems (c. 1200 - 1254) - The Historian's Hut

Manuscript Illustration of Saul and the Witch of Endor, by an unknown 15th-century artist, for a copy of the Weltchronik (World Chronicle) by Rudolf von Ems (c. 1200 - 1254) - The Historian's Hut

This illustration was created by an unknown 15th-century artist who worked on a copy of the Weltchronik (or World Chronicle) by Rudolf von Ems (c. 1200 – 1254). Funded by Holy Roman Emperor Conrad IV of Germany and Naples (r. 1237-1254), the Weltchronik provides a poetic narrative of biblical and historical events, covering times from the creation of the world to the era of King Solomon. Coverage would have allegedly extended all the way to the …