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- A leaf from "Tabulae Eclypsium", an astronomical book on eclipses by John Regiomontanus and George Purbach. It was printed in Vienna in 1514 by Johannes Winterburger.
- Date Created:
- 1514-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- This leaf is from the "Commentaries of Bartolus de Saxoferrato", covering the first and second parts of the new Digest of Laws. It also contains supplemental notes by other scholars. It was published by Jacob Saccon at Lyons in 1521. This is most likely the digest of laws from Emperor Justinian, and it forms the second part of the "Corpus Juris Civilis". The recto side of this leaf is marked 129.
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- 1521-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- From "In Psalterium Expositio", consisting of a commentary on the Psalms by Cassiodorus, a high official under Theodoric and his successor Athalaric. This volume is from the press of Johann de Amerbach and due to the date of its printing (1491), it is considered an incunabula. The recto side of the leaf is marked LV. The verso side has no page number.
- Date Created:
- 1491-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- A leaf from "Postille Majores Cum Questionibus", "a book of devotions for the whole year, with many marginal notes and 300 questions on the Scriptures", by Pierre Balli. It was printed by Balli at Lyons in 1525. This is an example of the devotional books issued during the 16th Century in France. The illustrative woodcuts and ornamental initials blend with the Gothic type and is generally known as the lettre de forme. This leaf is marked as Fo. XXXIIII on the recto side.
- Date Created:
- 1525-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- A leaf from Ovid's "Metamorphoses". It was printed by Joan Gryphius in Venice, 1565. The recto side of the leaf is page 125 and the verso side is page 126.
- Date Created:
- 1565-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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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. lxcviii.
- Date Created:
- 1527-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- From the Vulgate Edition of the Bible, printed at the Platin Press in 1628 in Antwerp. The recto side of the page is marked 23 and the verso side is marked as 24.
- Date Created:
- 1628-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- A leaf from the "Chonicarum Supplementum" of Jacobus Philippus Bergomensis (Foresti), an Augustinian friar; printed by Bernardinus de Benaliis in 1486 in Venice. This is a rare example of incunabula. The work includes descriptions of major cities and major historical events.
- Date Created:
- 1486-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- This leaf is from "Dante's Divine Comedy", and includes commentary of Christoforo Landino. It was printed for Lucantio Giunta by Jacob del Burgofranco of Pavia, at Venice in 1529. This leaf is marked as XLVIII in the recto side of the page.
- Date Created:
- 1529-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- This leaf is from "De Imitatione Christi" of Thomas A Kempis (The Imitation of Christ), printed by Casper Hochfeder at Nüremburg in 1494. This leaf is marked as Fo. CXLVII on the recto side.
- Date Created:
- 1494-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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