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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 1565-01-01T00:00:00Z
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