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- From the "Fasciculus Mirre", a German Works on the Life of Christ. Delft, Roelant Bollaert, ca. 1500. The quality of the paint is evident in that the colors are still bright and clear.
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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.
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- 1529-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- A leaf from a Hebrew Bible. The books of the Major Prophets, Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings, printed in Hebrew by Estienne (or Stephanus) at Paris in 1544.
- Date Created:
- 1544-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- A Babylonian Cylinder Seal, ca. 1700 BCE with Sumerian inscriptions. Excavated at Amlash, Mesopotamia, these seals were the signatures of the Babylonians. Each man's signature was different, and the images often depicted something about the owner. This includes the seal itself as well as the inscription relief on a portion of clay.
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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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- This leaf is from Estatutos Generales de Barcelona, a book of religious statutes, brought out in Mexico in 1585 by Pedro Ocharte. Both the type and paper were undoubtably imported from Spain. The indentations on the top of the upper margin were from the title being burned into the top of the book. The recto side of the leaf is marked as page 67; the verso side has no page number.
- Date Created:
- 1585-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- From the New Testament in English, printed in Antwerp, 1600 by Daniel Verliet. The leaf shown is from a second edition. The recto side of the leaf is marked as 717 and the verso side is marked as 718.
- Date Created:
- 1600-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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