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Did John of Winterthur write his history chronicles in verse form?

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The answer is no, John of Winterthur did not compose his chronicles in verse form, but rather in prose. While chronicles in verse were popular in earlier medieval periods, by the time John of Winterthur was writing in the 14th and early 15th centuries, prose had become the preferred form for historical narratives.
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