Title proper
Early print collection
General material designation
- Textual record
Parallel title
Other title information
Title statements of responsibility
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title supplied by collection contents.
Level of description
Collection
Reference code
Edition statement
Edition statement of responsibility
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Date(s)
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1477-1899 (Creation)
Physical description
28 leaves
9 manuscript fragments
3 v.
2 book covers
1 bifolium
1 print
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Custodial history
Scope and content
Collection illustrates the early development of movable type printing in Europe. Collection consists of printed books including a book of hours, leaves from Bibles, hagiographies, liturgical texts, and works of history, literature, and canon law.
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Most items were purchased from antiquarian book dealers in 2018-2019. Items 0086-02, 0225-02, 0225-03, and PR1850 1598 were donated by Diana Patterson in 2018-2019.
Arrangement
Language of material
- English
- Latin
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
There are no restrictions on access.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
Associated materials
See the Early Modern Britain Collection to find similar records and publications from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales spanning 1500-1800.
Accruals
General note
The image linked to this description is a detail of the verso of item 0086-09-01, a leaf from the Nuremberg Chronicle featuring a woodcut illustration of a Hungarian city .
Alternative identifier(s)
Standard number
Subject access points
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created March 18, 2019 by SD.