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- From Dryden's translation, The Works of Virgil, published by Jacob Tonson in 1697 at London. Full page engraving, “To Sr Bartholomew Shower of the Midle Temple. Knt”.
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- 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From Sebastian "Munster's Cosmographia Universalis". The edition of the book from which this leaf was taken was printed in 1559 by Heinrich Petri at Basle. The woodcuts of this piece are important because they have the initials of the engraver- a rare thing to see in early illustrated books. The recto side of the leaf is page 671 and the verso side is page 672.
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- 1559-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From Sebastian Munster's "Cosmographia Universalis". The edition of the book from which this leaf was taken was printed in 1559 by Heinrich Petri at Basle. The woodcuts of this piece are important because they have the initials of the engraver- a rare thing to see in early illustrated books. The recto side of the leaf is page 559 and the verso side is page 560.
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- 1559-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from an Italian manuscript and was written mid-Seventeenth Century by a lawyer in the Roman Curia named Theodorus Amydenius.
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- From early 18th century Illuminated Persian Manuscript. The leaf's inscription is in double columns, surrounded by gold borders consisting of gold and red flowers. The leaf is tinted in soft colors. The text of the manuscript is comprised of Persian poems and epics. Persia CA. 1680-1720.
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- [1680 TO 1720]
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- A leaf from the Complete Works of Aurelius Clemens Prudentius. It has the imprint, Ex Regio Typographeo, Parma, 1788. The Recto side of the leaf is marked 343; the verso side of the leaf is marked 344.
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- 1788-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From the Extant Works of Clement of Alexandria, issued by Johann Meyer and Jeremiah Schrey at Cologne, 1688. The volume contains a recession of the Latin translation by Daniel Heinsius and textual emendations by Friedrich Sylburge. The recto side is marked 99 and the verso side is marked 100.
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- 1688-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From a miniature book from an edition of Horace and published by A. Mesnier in Paris in 1828. The recto side is marked as 35 and the verso side is marked as 36.
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- 1828-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From The Iconalogia of Cesare Ripa of Perugia, with amplifications by Giovanni Zaratino Castillini. It was printed at Venice in 1669 by Niccolo Pezzana. The volume that this leaf was taken from belonged to William Morris and bears his bookplate. The recto side of the page is marked 619 and the verso side is marked 620.
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- 1669-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from the Tables of Logarithms For all Numbers 1 to 102,100, With Other Tables and was written by William Gardiner. It was printed in London, 1742 by G. Smith.
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- 1742-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From "The New World of Words", a general English dictionary that also has the functions of an encyclopaedia. The title-page says "Collected and published by E.P. and printed by W.R. for Robert Harford," in 1678 at London. E.P. was Edward Philips, John Milton's nephew and pupil.
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- 1678-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from a Roman Missal, printed in 1576 by the heirs of Lucantonio di Giunta at Venice and issued in accordance with the decrees of the famous Council of Trent. The recto side is marked as page 179; the verso side has no page markings.
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- 1576-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From Lucan's "Pharsalia", translated by Nicholas Rowe, "Servant of His Majesty" into English verse. It was printed in 1718 for Jacob Tonson at "Shakespeare's head, over against Katherine-Street in the Strand", London. The recto side of the leaf is marked 101 and the verso side is marked as 102.
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- 1718-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from "Aeneis Vergiliana" (Vergil's Aeneid), and was printed by Jacob Sacon of Lyons, dated 1517. This volume was originally in the Earl of Warwick's collection and is very rare. The leaf is marked as fo. CCLXXVII on the recto side.
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- 1517-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From the "Commentaries on Boethius", printed for Giangiacomo de Legnano and Brothers by Zanotus de Castelliono, at Milan in 1512.
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- 1512-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From the "Commentaries on Boethius", printed for Giangiacomo de Legnano and Brothers by Zanotus de Castelliono, at Milan in 1512.
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- 1512-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from the Collection of Stipple Engravings. C. Taylor was the publisher as well as the artist. It was printed at "No. 10, near Castle Street, Holbern" in 1786. This collection was very popular for its time, and was published yearly with only minor changes until 1790. Some plates from this volume are by W. Nutter and J. Ogborne. It was published in London, October 1, 1788.
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- 1786-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From "Liber Sextus" of Pope Boniface VIII. This page is from the edition that was printed at Venice in 1572. The recto side is marked as page 147; the verso side is marked as page 148.
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- 1572-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from the Book of European Travels, written by George Sandys in London in 1615. There are four to six different sizes and fonts of type used in this leaf. This is one of the earlier illustrated travel books. The recto side of the page is marked 127; the verso side is marked as 128.
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- 1615-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From "Infortiatum de Toris"; a law book printed in 1495 by Baptista de Tortis in Venice. The paper probably came from the mills of the nearby cities of Padua or Treviso. The recto side of the leaf is marked as 158.
- Date Created:
- 1495-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From a "Book of Services for Christmas, Holy Week”, with musical accompaniment, published at Salamanca in 1570 by Matthias Gastius.
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- 1570-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from a "Famous Theological Treatise of the Sixteenth Century"; it was the Text of the Opinions of master Pietrus Lombardus (Pierre Lombard). It was printed in 1527 by Jean Moylin at Lyons. The recto side of the leaf is marked fo. xci.
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- 1527-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from an early legal manuscript; dating somewhere around 1280-1320. This original handwritten Folio leaf is of a very early codex of Canon law. The text is in double columns and is in the finest Gothic book hand of the period.
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- [1280 TO 1320]
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- A leaf from the Fourth and last edition of the Mysterious Matthew's Bible, printed at London in 1551 by Nicholas Hyll. The recto side is marked as Fol. xxxix.
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- 1551-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from the first printed translation in Irish of the Old Testament. The title page reads: "The books of the Old Testament, translated into Irish by the Care and Diligence of Doctor William Bedel, Late Bishop of Kilmore in Ireland, and for the Publick Good of that Nation." It was printed in London, 1685. The recto side of the page is marked 573 and the verso side is marked as 574.
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- 1685-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from a Latin version of the Bible, and was printed by Hieronymus de Paganini at Venice in 1497.
- Date Created:
- 1497-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from "A New Collection of Voyages and Travels". It was a popular travel set that was typical of the type of commercial publishing that flourished before the end of the 18th Century. This was printed by Thomas Astley at London, in 1745. This travel set came from the library of Bayard Taylor. The recto side is marked as Vol. 4 Pl. 25 p. 145; the verso side is unmarked.
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- 1745-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from the "Hebrew Pentateuch". It was printed in four volumes by Pierre de la Roviere in Geneva, 1617-1618. On both sides the page is divided into two columns.
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- [1617 TO 1618]
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- A Babylonian clay tablet, ca. 2500 BCE with Cuneiform Characters. The development of clay tablets are man's earliest form of writing and are attributed to the Mesopotamian culture. This tablet is from Babylonian Excavations. It was purchased in Amuda, Syria.
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- A leaf from "Stulefera Navis", the Latin version of the famous satirical German poem, Das Narrenschiff, or the Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant. Printed by Bergman von Olpe at Basle in 1498, the recto side of the incunable leaf is marked XXII on the top.
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- 1498-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from a Latin version of the Bible, printed at Paris in 1558 by the heirs of Carola Guillard, relict of Claude Chevallon. This version was edited by Johannes Benedictus. The marginal notes show where the Latin is different from the original Hebrew and Greek, and also gives a more literal interpretations of words and phrases. The recto side of the leaf is marked as page 565; the verso side is marked 566.
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- 1558-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from the Herball of John Gerard, a comprehensive medico-botanical treatise. Gerard was an English herbalist and surgeon who was born in the Sixteenth century. The first edition of this work was brought out in 1597. It was partly original, partly a compendium; the edition from which this leaf was taken was brought out in London, 1633 by Thomas Johnson. Some of the illustrations are original, although most were from the Icones Stirpium, issued at Frankfort in 1590 by Jacobus Tabernaemontanus. The recto side of the page is marked as 1087, and the verso side is marked as 1088.
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- 1633-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from the "Chronicon of Sigebert of Gembloux", a mediaeval chronicler, printed by Henry Estienne (Henry Stephanus) in 1513 at Paris. The pages shown bear the unusual appearance of a Church calendar; there are rubrications, but also events and dates are divided into columns. This volume covered a time from 381 to 1111 A.D. The leaf is marked 126 on the recto side.
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- 1513-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from the Fourth and last edition of the Mysterious Matthew's Bible, printed at London in 1551 by Nicholas Hyll. The recto side is marked as Fol. xxxi.
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- 1551-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from "Biblia Picturis Illustrata"; one of the many popular editions of the Bible from the Sixteenth Century. It was printed by Pierre Regnault at Paris in 1540. Some of the woodcuts are by Iohannes Frank and have his initials; others have the initials of the publisher.
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- 1540-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From a collection of minor classical authors such as Proclus, Porphyry, Iamblichus and Psellus. This volume was printed by Aldus Manutius and Andrea Torresano at Venice in 1516 on the Aldine press. This leaf is marked as 81 on the recto side.
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- 1516-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy, printed by John Lichfeld at Oxford in 1632. Lichfeld was considered "printer to the famous University". The early editions went under the nom de plum "Democritus junior", because his inspiration was from a similar thesis of the Greek Philosopher. The first edition was issued in 1621. The recto side of the page is marked as 553, and the verso side is marked as 554.
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- 1632-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from the Holy Bible, of "Biblia Sacra" Vulgate Editionis. It was edited by Popes Sextus V and Clemens VIII. This volume was printed at Venice in 1669 by Pezzana. The recto side of the page is marked 77; the verso side is marked 78.
- Date Created:
- 1669-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from "Opus Trivium", by Jean (John) Bromyard. Printed by Nicolas Wolff at Lyons in 1500. Gothic type was used of the majority of the writing; though the colored initials were added by hand.
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- 1500-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from a Scottish Law Book, entitled "Observations on the Acts of Parliament, made by King James I to King Charles II," by Sir George Mackenzie, His Majesty's Advocate for Scotland. It was printed in Edinburgh, 1686 by the heir of Andrew Anderson. The recto side of the page is marked 215, and the verso side is marked 216; though it may be noted that the '2' in 216 is upside down.
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- 1686-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From a Display of Heraldrie by John Guillim, printed at London by Thomas Cotes for Jacob Blome, in 1638. This work includes descriptions of the terms used in Heraldry, Hawking and Hunting; as well as the author's definitions of coat of arms. The recto side of the page is marked as 355; the verso side is marked as 356.
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- 1638-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from "The Four Books of Husbandry", translated by the Elizabethan poet Barnaby Googe, and collected by Conrad Heresbach. "Imprinted at London for Thomas Wight, dwelling in Paules Churyarde, at the great North doore of Paules, Anno Domini, 1596." The recto side of the leaf is marked as page number 55; the verso side has no page number marked.
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- 1596-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from "The Book of Wisdom and Lies", written by Oliver Wardrop. It was printed at the Kelmscott Press; one of only 250 copies issued. It was printed in 1894, London, for Bernard Quaritch. The recto side is page 225 and the verso side is page 226.
- Date Created:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from "A Catholic and Ecclesiasticall Exposition of the Holy Gospel after S. John", and was translated by Thomas Timme. "Imprinted in London" 1575, by Thomas Marshe. The recto side is marked as page 249; the verso is marked as 205.
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- 1575-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From an "English Book of Laws", printed at London in 1559 by Rycharde Jugge and John Cawood, "Prynters to the Quenes Maiestie".
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- 1559-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from Constitutiones de Jure Jurando- a treatise on oaths by Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, who was more commonly known as Maimonides. The volume from which this leaf was taken was published in 1706, Leyden by Cornelius Landgraf. It was edited and translated into Latin by Justus Christopher Dithmar and was dedicated to Charles I, Landgraf of Hesse. The left column is in Hebrew; the right column is the Latin translation. The recto side of the leaf is marked 165; the verso is marked 166.
- Date Created:
- 1706-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From "The Book of Gems", the Poets and artists of Great Britain. It was edited by S. C. Hall, and bears the imprint of Saunders and Otley, London. It was published in 1873. Each leaf has a poem and a reproduction in a steel engraving from an artist. The recto side of the leave is page 218.
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- 1837-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from a 13th century Bible, French? Latin text is from the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah 11:21 to Jeremiah 14:21.
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- This leaf is from "Master Wace", and was translated by Edgar Taylor. Printed in London, 1837 and published by William Pickering. The Recto side of the leaf is marked 287.
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- 1837-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From a "Work on Euclid" by Nicholas Tartalea. The author's last revised edition was printed in Venice in 1565 by Curtio Troiano. The recto side is marked as page 85 while the verso side has no page number.
- Date Created:
- 1565-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from the Workes of Benjamin Jonson, printed at London in 1640 by Richard Bishop. This folio is from a second edition and contains a lot more information not included in the first edition in 1616. The title page was engraved by William Hole. The recto side of the leaf is marked 571; the verso side is marked 572.
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- 1640-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from Hieroglyphica, a catalogue of some of the flora and fauna mentioned in the Bible. It also contains references to animals that were not known to be in the Scriptural lands. Heiroglyphica contained interpretations by the Scottish Preacher Reverand Archibald Simson. It was brought out by Thomas Finlason in Edinburgh, 1622-1623. The recto side of the page is marked as 39; the verso side is marked as 40.
- Date Created:
- [1622 TO 1623]
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- This leaf from a "Book of Sermones for the Use of the Clergy" was printed in 1509 in Hagenau, Germany. The title of this volume is "Panis Quotidianus" meaning "Daily Bread"
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- 1509-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From "Hortus Sanitatis", a compilation of mediaeval lore about the therapeutic properties of animal, vegetable and mineral substances. "Hortus Sanitatis" was a generic name for books of this type; this version by Johann von Cube of Frankfort was a compilation of two others with the same title that were published at Mainz in 1491. This edition by Cube was brought out by Reinhard Beck at Strassburg in 1517.
- Date Created:
- 1491-01-01T00:00:00Z
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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 167 and the verso is page 168.
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- 1565-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from the "Cornucopia of Nicholas Perottus" and is a commentary on the Epigrams of Martial, with a collection of other ancient authors. Printed in 1513 in Venice, from the Aldine press.
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- 1513-01-01T00:00:00Z
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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.
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- 1611-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from a German Manuscript. It is an anti-Catholic theological diatribe that was signed by five Protestant pastors and dated April 3rd, 1551.
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- 1551-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from the "Sermons of John Calvin", and was translated from French by Arthur Golding. It was printed by Henry Middleton for George Bishop in London, 1583. The recto side of this leaf is numbered as page 817; the verso is page 818.
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- 1583-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from Greek Papyrus, ca. 100 BCE-100 CE
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- A leaf from "The History of His Own Times", by Paulus Jovius, Bishop of Nocera. It was printed by Michael Vascosanus in Paris, 1553. Typographically it is an excellent example of the clear roman type developed by Parisian printers at that particular time. The recto side is marked as page 61; the verso side is unmarked.
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- 1553-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from the Sonnets of Anton Maria Salvini. It was issued in Florence 1728, by the press of H. R. H. The Grand Duke of Tuscany. The recto side of the leaf is marked 81 and the verso side is marked as 82.
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- 1728-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from The Book of Common Prayer. It was printed by John Baskerville, the printer to the University of Cambridge in 1762.
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- 1762-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From the "Nüremburg Chronicle". It was printed in Nüremburg by Anton Koberger in 1493. The "Nüremburg Chronicle" contained over 300 leaves and about 1,900 woodcuts. The type is a modified Gothic that was commonly used with the Nüremburg printers. This ambitious publishing feat is known as the Picture Book of the Fifteenth Century. The recto side of the leaf is marked CCXXII in the upper right hand corner; the verso side is unmarked.
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- 1493-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from "The Works of Virgil". It is in Latin and was printed by Andrew Foulis. This book has the imprint: Glasuuae; In Aedibu Academics; Excudebat Andreas Foulis, Academiae Typhographus, MDCCLXXVIII. The recto side has no page number while the verso side is marked as page number 4.
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- 1778-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from "A Digest of Civil Law" by Andrea Torresano of Asolo. The work demonstrates the Gothic type in its most picturesque form. Issued in 1491, it is an incunabula. The recto side of the leaf is marked LXII.
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- 1491-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From "Historia De Gentibus Septentrionalibus", by Olaus Magnus, Archbishop of Upsala. The work was first printed in at Rome by Johannes Maria de Viottis. This leaf was published at Rome in 1555 and is from the original Latin edition. The recto side is page 51 and the verso side is page 52.
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- 1555-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from a New Testament in Greek. It was issued by the house of Elzevir in 1678 at Amsterdam. The recto side of the page is marked as page number 407; the verso side is marked 408.
- Date Created:
- 1678-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was Printed in Philadelphia, 1792 by Parry Hall. The recto side of the page is marked as 215 and the verso side is marked 216.
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- 1792-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- An incunable page from a "Fasciculus mirre", Delft, Roelant Bollaert, ca. 1500. It is a German work on the Life of Christ.
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- From "Gemma Vocabulorum", a composition of the Latin-Dutch vocabulary with explanations following the words. It was printed by R. Pafraet in Deventer, 1495. This volume was later bound to a 1488 dictionary.
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- 1495-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from the "Justinian Code", Ex Officina Vignoniana in St. Gervais near Paris, 1602. The leaf has two columns per page; each column is marked with a page number. The recto side has the columns marked as 81 and 82; the verso side has columns marked as 83 and 84.
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- 1602-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From a 16th century breviary, with a miniature woodcut. The expertise of the xylographer shows in the accuracy of the woodcuts. The title and last pages of the book are missing, but even so the book can be attributed to the first half of the 16th century and is most likely the work of the Southern French press. On the page on the left, the recto side is marked 482. On the page on the right, the recto side is marked 44.
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- [1500 TO 1550]
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- A leaf from a Koran Manuscript in Cufic characters. This leaf is thought to be from 12th century; though it isn't dated. The style of the calligraphy suggests it could be from Mashad (Persia), although its origins could be in Arabia or Egypt. A few leaves from this manuscript are in Boston, in the Oriental Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts.
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- This leaf is from a Latin Manuscript containing the "Sermones" of Simon de Cremona, and was prepared in Buxheim in the Scriptorium of the Carthusian monastery. The scribe was Caspar Misnensis.
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- 1434-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This leaf is from “A Guide to Tongues” by John Minsheu, and is said to be the first Comparative Linguistic Dictionary, brought out in England and apparently the first book ever sold by subscription in advance. This dictionary is compiled of eleven languages. It was printed at the charges of the author for John Browne, "Bibliopola", a bookseller, London, 1617. The recto side of this leaf is page 21; the verso side is page 22.
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- 1617-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from Parliamentary Acts that were passed during the reign of William III of England. It was printed by the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb. They were printers to His Majesty, in 1695-1698 in London. The recto side of the page is marked as 737, and the verso side is marked as 738.
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- [1695 TO 1698]
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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 215 but the verso side has no page numbers.
- Date Created:
- 1584-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- From Ovid's "Fasti", a poem on Roman feasts and festivals. This volume was published by Alexander Paganini in 1527 in Tusculanum (Italy). This leaf is marked cxciii on the recto side.
- Date Created:
- 1527-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- This is a manuscript leaf from a Seventeenth Century Spanish Antiphonary. This manuscript was purchased in Seville. The recto side of the leaf is marked as 104; the verso side has no page number.
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- A leaf from "Vocabularius Praedicantium Sire Variloguus" printed in 1488 in Strassburg by Georg Husner. This early printed "dictionary" written by Johannes Melber could also be considered a thesaurus as well.
- Date Created:
- 1488-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A newspaper clipping from the "Evening Post" of London for the days of November 22, 1720, to November 24, 1720.
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- 1720-01-01T00:00:00Z
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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.
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- 1554-01-01T00:00:00Z
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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.
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- 1858-01-01T00:00:00Z
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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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- 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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- 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
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- From a "Los Virtuosos Varones", author unknown. This Portuguese manuscript is on the nobility of the Portuguese aristocracy, ca. 1450. The recto side of the leaf is marked 63.
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- From the "Propositions of Aristotle", a book of excerpts in Latin. Printed by Joannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis at Venice in 1493. A note on the last page says that the book was brought out at the expense of Alexander Calcedonius of Pisaurum. This work shows one of the first documented instances of publisher's copyright. The Recto side is marked as 198.
- Date Created:
- 1493-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from Arabic Papyrus, ca. 800-900 CE. This fragment of Arabic was well preserved and originated in the 7th century CE.
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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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- A leaf from Portraits et Vies des Hommes Illustres, par André Thevet, Angoumoysin (of Angoulême), Premier Cosmograph du Roy. It was printed on the press of Kervert and Chaudiére, Paris, 1584. While the large initial letter was probably a cut from wood, the larger engraving was done on copper. The recto side of this leaf is marked as page 382; the verso side has no page number.
- Date Created:
- 1584-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A manuscript leaf from "Flemish Book of Hours", ca. 1250-1300. This leaf shows the customary wide margins and careful workmanship. The manuscript from which this leaf was taken, shows the influence of the Flemish or northern French in the few initial letters where a clay base was encrusted over with gold paint. This leaf only shows the faint illumination of the soft gold. The rulings used to write in a straight line are also evident on the leaf.
- Date Created:
- [1250 TO 1300]
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- This leaf is from "The Works of Shakespeare" and was printed and published at Philadelphia, 1796 by Bioren and Madan. The version was the first edition to be brought out on the North American Continent. The recto side is page 397 and the verso side is page 398.
- Date Created:
- 1796-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- A leaf from "Las Quatorze Decadas de Tito Livio", a typographical setting for a Spanish translation of Livy. This volume was printed by George Coci at Saragossa in 1520. The recto side of this leaf is marked as Fo. CCXIII.
- Date Created:
- 1520-01-01T00:00:00Z
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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.
- Date Created:
- 1521-01-01T00:00:00Z
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