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- From the King James Bible, the epochal, English Protestant translation, or Authorized Version This is the famous "He" Bible where instead of saying "she", in Ruth iii 15, it says "and He went into the city". It was printed by Robert Barker in London, England in 1611.
- Date Created:
- 1611-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- A leaf from Icones Veteris Testamenti, or Illustrations of the Old testament. William Pickering created this book but the designs were by Holbein. It was printed by Charles Whittingham of the Chiswick Press and has the imprint of London, 1830.
- Date Created:
- 1830-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- This leaf is from a miniature book taken from the Diamond Classics, published by William Pickering in London in 1828. The recto side is marked 209; The verso side is marked as 210.
- Date Created:
- 1828-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- Hand drawn and colored architectural drawing on linen showing the second story plan of the Kalamazoo Ladies' Library Association building in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The plan shows the locations of the auditorium, stage and stairway. The scale is 4 feet to 1 inch. The scale is 4 feet to 1 inch. Drawing stamped "Henry L. Gay Architect 80 La Salle St., Chicago." The building was constructed in 1879 and is the first clubhouse building constructed in the United States by a women's club. It is located at 333 S. Park Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
- Date Created:
- 1878-07-31T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- From the First Edition of "Dr. Johnson's Dictionary". The full title is: "Dictionary of the English Language: in which the Words are deduced from their Originals, and Illustrated in their Different Significations by Examples from Best Writers. To which are prefixed, A History of the Language, and an English Grammar, by Samuel Johnson, A.M. In Two Volumes. Printed by W. Strahan, for J. and P. Knapton; T. and T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawkes; A. Millar; and J. Dodsley. MDCCLV."
- Date Created:
- 1755-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- This leaf is from "The Fables of Aesop". The designs of wood were by Thomas Bewick. It was printed in Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1823 by E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son. The recto side of the leaf is page 271.
- Date Created:
- 1823-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- From the New York Mirror and Ladies' Literary Gazette, the Seventh Volume. It was printed in New York by J. Seymore in 1829 and 1830. The recto side of the page has no page number; the verso side is marked as page 90.
- Date Created:
- 1829-09-26T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- From a Bruce Rogers Folio, this leaf is from a limited edition of Sir Thomas More's "Utopia", printed in New York at the Rudge Press. The recto side is marked 21 and has a definition of lewd in the margin. The verso side is marked as page 22. Only 1500 copies were printed in 1937. This is an English translation of More's work.
- Date Created:
- 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- A leaf from William Camden's "Annalles of Elizabeth", or more accurately from Darcie's translation from a French translation from the Latin of Camden's original work. It was printed for Benjamin Fisher in 1625, in London. The body of the page is roman type, using italics as an accessory. Though it was printed a quarter of a century after Queen Elizabeth's death, the book has an Elizabethan flair to it. This leaf is marked 127 on the recto side and 128 on the verso side.
- Date Created:
- 1625-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
