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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
- Collection:
- Pages from the Past
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- Leaf excised from a larger manuscript., 5-line decorated initial in blue on red, enclosing foliage and strawberry, with gold pen florishes. Three-quarter border of acanthus motif in gold, blue, green and red, partially cropped. Rubric in red., Text begins with a prepartory prayer before the Sacramental Confession, from the Paradisus Animae. Text at the enlarged inital begins the Obsecro te (I beseech Thee) prayer, a prayer to the Virgin., 1 column of 25 lines ruled in red ink and written in Cursiva Formata (bastarda) script., and "acq. Ex gold S.L. '65" --from dealership description. Accompanying documentation notes the leaf was purchased by Tom Krol from David Grath in early 1980s. The inclusion of the latter prayer, Obsecro te, helps date this manuscript fragment to the late 15th century.
- Date Created:
- [1400 TO 1499]
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- A leaf from a Persian manuscript of the early Seventeenth Century, viz., the Sháhnáma of Firdausi, the longest poem in the Persian language. The calligraphy is in the style known as Shekasteh Nastaliq.
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- From La Sicilia Di Filippo Paruta, a compilation of Sicilian medals. The compilation was done by Paruta and Leonardo Agostini. Paruta was Secretary to the Palermitan Senate in the 17th Century; Leonardo Agostini was the Supervisor of Antiqueties to the Pope. This work was originally published in Palermo 1612, but this leaf was taken from an edition that was published in Lyons, 1697 by Marco Maier. The engravings were done by Joannes Angelus Caninus and Sebastianus Fuscarus.
- Date Created:
- 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- From the "Saturnalia of Macrobius", "A new edition diligently revised and purged of infinitive errors" by Joannes Rivius. It was printed for Lucantnio Giunta by Agostino de Zanni de Portesio at Venice in 1513. The recto side of this leaf is marked LXXXV.
- Date Created:
- 1513-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- Chapter division unit beside the inner column on recto. Correction along outer column of recto. Cue mark for chapter 3 in red on verso. “Notas” annotation on verso., Housed in a mat frame (260 x 205 mm), visible on one side only with dealer’s prospectus on the back of the frame. Excised from a larger manuscript., 6-line historiated initial painting of Tobius, asleep. On recto: 5-line decorated initial in blue enclosing vines on a ground of orange; rubricated in red. Running head on recto reads "TOBIE" in alternating red and blue capitals, and on verso reads: "TO." On recto: 5-line initial P in blue with red pen florishes extending into the margins, 2-line initial T in red with blue pen florishes that extend the inner column and into the upper and lower margins. Pearl script on either side of the running title. Capitals touched in red. Guide letter for the Roman numberal III in the inner margin. Roman numbers alternate red and blue., A leaf from a small bible with painted initials before the prologue and first chapter of Tobit. The initials painted on this leaf are stylistically similar to the work of professional artists working in Paris, possibly Johannes Grusch atelier. Historiated initial illustrates Tobit, eyes closed and covered with a blanket, reclining in bed, enclosed by a hybrid animal. Intial decorated with marginal extenders., 2-column of 45 lines ruled in lead written in small gothic textualis (pearl script)., and Based on evidence in the text, this Bible was likely decorated by artists from Paris in the third quarter of the thirteenth century, c. 1250-1270. The motifs and colors used in the red and blue pen initials can be compared with Paris, BnF, MS lat. 16541 (Stirnemann, 1990, no. 39, and p. 70). The style of the painted initials can be compared most closely with the later products of the Johannes Grusch workshop, a rather diverse stylistic group active in the second and third quarters of the thirteenth century (Branner, 1977, appendix VK. pp. 222-223).
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- From Martin Luther's German translation of the Bible, published at Wittenberg in 1584 by the heirs of Hans Krafft. This version of the Bible is as famous in Germany as the King James Version is in England. The type-face used in this printing is known as "Franktur." The recto side is marked as page 186 but the verso side has no page numbers.
- Date Created:
- 1584-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- A leaf from the Third Edition of Christopher Saur's German Bible. It was printed by Saur in Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1776. Most copies of this edition were destroyed during the Revolution by soldiers who used the paper for cartridges, and in fact only ten known copies exist. The recto side of the page is marked 413 and the verso side is marked 414.
- Date Created:
- 1776-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Pages from the Past
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- A leaf from a Latin Manuscript entitled Candidum Puritatis Lilium. It was written by Julianus Antonius a Jaurigui in Guatemala and was "most worthily consecrated" to D. Aloysius Gonzaga. The calligraphy used appears, at first glance, to be very modern; though with a closer inspection abbreviations are apparent. The recto side is marked as 324; the verso side is marked as 325.
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- One catchword in the upper margin between red dots and black pen lines., Excised from a larger codex. Some small holes from ink burn. Tears to edge and small loses at edges., Rubrics glossed with a 4 line Arabic translation. A short line of Arabic at the foot of the text on the verso. Text opening with one large initial and a line of captials. Punctuation marks and rubrics in red., Leaf from a Coptic - Arabic lectionary written in Egypt in the 15th century (?). The recto is embellished with rubication in red and Arabic script., and 1 column of 25-26 lines in bold Coptic liturgical hand.
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
