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- From the first King James Bible in a popular edition. It was published and printed by Robert Barker, the King's printer in London, 1612.
- Date Created:
- 1612-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- From Numisatum Antiquorum; an illustrated volume by Ezechial Spanhemius and printed at Amsterdam in 1671 by Daniel Elzevir. This leaf is from the second edition. The recto side of the page is marked 853 and the verso side is marked 854.
- Date Created:
- 1671-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- From Plutarch's "Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes," translated by Sir Thomas North out of the French version of Bishop Amyot. This translation was printed by Thomas Vautrollier at London in 1579. This leaf was taken from the first edition; the same edition that Shakespeare used as a source for his historical plays. The recto side is page 589; the verso is page 590.
- Date Created:
- 1579-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- Numerous marginal notes in red and black and possibly written in different hands., Housed in a mat frame (415 x 315 mm), one side visible only., Extensive vocalization marks through text. Text in black ink with red notes and accents, and written in wide spacing, and enclosed in colored frame., A manuscript leaf from Arabian Koran which serves as a Mohammedian text. Text is attributed to Persian calligraphers Abū ‘Alī Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī ibn Muqlah al-Shirazī and Ibn al-Bawwab, and emphasizes legibility by making use of horizontal lines and even spaces between letters. The Naskhi script was written with a cava pen and allowed for the faster copying of texts. Its chief purpose was to copy Korans, but the Naskhi script became a widely popular style., 1 column of 11 lines written in Naskhī calligraphy., and Based on evidence in the text: the Naskhi script succeeded the Kufic script and has its origins in the 10th century.
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- This leaf is from "Commentariorum in Ordinationes Regias Castellae"; a Spanish lawbook with the ordinances of Castile and commentaries. Printed in the shop of Dominicus á Portonariis, at Salamanca in 1574, at the expense of Vincentius á Portonariis. The recto side of the leaf is marked as page 307 and the verso side is marked as page 308.
- Date Created:
- 1574-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- A leaf from "Works of Josephus". Jerome Froben, Basle 1554. The recto side side is marked as page 457 and the verso side is marked as page 458.
- Date Created:
- 1554-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- A leaf from a French Missal; it was published Paris, 1858. This facsimile borders are reproductions of a Fifteenth Century Book of Hours, and are from J. Claye's press. The Recto side is marked as page 239 and the verso side is marked as 540.
- Date Created:
- 1858-01-01T00:00:00Z
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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 "Twelve Books of the Orations of Quintilian", with notes by different scholars based on the manuscript in the possession of Lorenzo Valla. This volume was printed by Pierre Vidoue and published by Jean Petit in 1527 at Paris. The recto side of this leaf is marked as Fo. xiv.
- Date Created:
- 1527-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- This leaf is from a Book of Rituals of the Angelican Church, printed by Robert Barker at London in 1639. Barker was considered "Printer to the King's most Excellent Majestie, and by the Assignes of John Bill."
- Date Created:
- 1639-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- A leaf from The First Illustrated edition of Horace, printed by John Gruninger at Straussburg in 1498. The small drawings of hands are used to indicate to the text notes, and small touches of red and blue were added by hand to lighten the manuscript. The recto side of this leaf is marked as LXXVII.
- Date Created:
- 1498-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
