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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.
- Date Created:
- 1498-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- A leaf from "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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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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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.
- Date Created:
- 1493-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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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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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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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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- 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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- Pages from the Past
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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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- 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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- Pages from the Past
