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- From a 15th century Breviary Manuscript written by a monastic scribe, probably in the Low countries or in the Northern France, ca. 1490. The blue initials used throughout the piece are made using encrusted lapis lazuli. The script is the typical Compact Gothic for all medieval breviaries.
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- From the "Saturnalia of Macrobius", "A new edition diligently revised and purged of infinitive errors" by Joannes Rivius. It was printed for Lucantnio Giunta by Agostino de Zanni de Portesio at Venice in 1513. The recto side of this leaf is marked LXXXV.
- Date Created:
- 1513-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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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 186 but the verso side has no page numbers.
- Date Created:
- 1584-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- A leaf from the Third Edition of Christopher Saur's German Bible. It was printed by Saur in Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1776. Most copies of this edition were destroyed during the Revolution by soldiers who used the paper for cartridges, and in fact only ten known copies exist. The recto side of the page is marked 413 and the verso side is marked 414.
- Date Created:
- 1776-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- A leaf from a Latin Manuscript entitled Candidum Puritatis Lilium. It was written by Julianus Antonius a Jaurigui in Guatemala and was "most worthily consecrated" to D. Aloysius Gonzaga. The calligraphy used appears, at first glance, to be very modern; though with a closer inspection abbreviations are apparent. The recto side is marked as 324; the verso side is marked as 325.
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- Egyptian papyrus, approximately 1500-1100 BCE, or the Eighteenth to Twentieth dynasty. The fragment of Egyptian papyrus contains portions of three spells from the Book of the Dead, written for “the overseer of works of Amun, Amenemhat, justified, whom Amenmose made.” There is a small illustration in it accompanied by hieroglyphics written with lamp-black or charcoal mixed with water and an adhesive added. This fragment was burned sometime in its recent history, and therefore was mounted on paper in order to preserve it. The ancient owner was Amenemhat, whose father was Amenmose and whose mother was Sat-Amen. Amenemhat was overseer of works for the god Amun. The sellers description accompanying this leaf was originally written by The Foliophiles, Inc. (T.F.I.), a now-defunct New York association of rare book dealers also known as the Society of Foliophiles. Between 1925 and 1968, The Foliophiles disbound hundreds of historical texts and assembled them into several thematic portfolio sets, which they issued in “editions” of between 15 and 200. Many American universities purchased these portfolios as teaching tools in order to illustrate the evolution of manuscript and letterpress printing traditions. While a small number of the selected leaves come from other cultures, the vast majority can be sourced to Western Europe and the nations of the British Isles. The collecting and marketing practices of The Foliophiles reflect the values of the members of the association, as well as the American rare book market. These descriptions, therefore, may contain outdated language, speculation, or inaccurate information.
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- This leaf is from a miniature book "History of Savoy", one of the "Republic series" issued by the house of Elzevir at Leyden in 1634. The recto side of this leaf is marked 489; the verso side is marked as 490.
- Date Created:
- 1634-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- This leaf is from a miniature Elzevir; the popular volume on France in the "Republic Series". It was printed in Leyden, 1626. The recto side of the page is marked 179 and the verso side is marked 180.
- Date Created:
- 1626-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- An Italian manuscript leaf from the Seventeenth Century by "Perlone Zipoli,". The name is an anagram under which Lorenzo Lippi hid his authorship. The recto side of the leaf has two paragraphs; the first marked 21, and the second marked 22. The verso side is similar; but the two paragraphs are marked 23 and 24.
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- From the First Edition of "Dr. Johnson's Dictionary". The full title is: "Dictionary of the English Language: in which the Words are deduced from their Originals, and Illustrated in their Different Significations by Examples from Best Writers. To which are prefixed, A History of the Language, and an English Grammar, by Samuel Johnson, A.M. In Two Volumes. Printed by W. Strahan, for J. and P. Knapton; T. and T. Longman, C. Hitch and L. Hawkes; A. Millar; and J. Dodsley. MDCCLV."
- Date Created:
- 1755-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Pages from the Past
