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Total number of records: 85

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Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)79
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Schedel, Weltchronik
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Schedel, Weltchronik

1493

Place of publication: Nuremberg, Germany Typology: Gothic Initials: Enlarged initials preceding each section; uncoloured. Illustrations: Five miniature woodcuts; coloured. The images are acco...

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Schedel, Weltchronik
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Schedel, Weltchronik

1496

Place of publication: Augsburg, Germany Typology: Gothic Initials: Five enlarged capital letters preceding each of the sections; unrubricated, unilluminated. Illustrations: Four miniature wood...

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Heiligen Leben
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Heiligen Leben

1471

Place of publication: Augsburg, Germany Typology: Gothic Initials: One enlarged rubicated initial (hand-drawn) Illustrations: One woodcut; coloured. The image shows five men: one is kneeling i...

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Schedel, Weltchronik
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Schedel, Weltchronik

1493

Place of publication: Nuremberg, Germany Typology: Gothic Initials: Enlarged initials preceding each section; uncoloured. Illustrations: Five miniature woodcuts; coloured. Each image shows a d...

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Terentius, Comoediae
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Terentius, Comoediae

1496

Place of publication: Strasbourg, France Typology: Roman Initials: One enlarged, rubricated capital 'S'; hand-drawn. Illustrations: One woodcut; uncoloured. The image shows five of the play's ...

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Terentius cum directorio vocabulorum, sententiarum artis comice, glosa interlineali, comentarijs Donato, Guidone, Ascensio

Terence; Curtius, Joannes of Ebersbach; Petrarca, Francesco (1304-1374); Locher, Jacob (1471-1528); Bebel, Heinrich (1472-1518); Donatus, Aelius; Badius, Josse (1462-1535); Jouenneaux, Guy (1507); Grüninger, Johann; Cantrell, William; Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno a natiuitate domini. 1499 Tertio ydus Februarij. [11 February 1499]

Signatures: a⁶ b-c⁸ d-z⁶ A-F⁶. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on F6r reads: Impressum in imperiali ac libera vrbe Argentina per Ioannem Grüninger. Ad illam formam vt intuenti iocundior, at...

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Ioannis Francisci Philomusi Pisarensis tetrastichon in cornucopiae Perottaei laudem

Perotti, Niccolò (1430-1480); Perotti, Pyrrus; Odassi, Lodovico; Paganini, Paganino; Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno domini M cccc.lxxxviii.pridie idus maii. [14 May 1489]

Signatures: a⁸ b¹⁰ 2a-z⁸ &⁸ [con]⁸ [rum]⁸ A-R⁸ S-T⁶. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on T4v reads: Nicolai Peroti Eruditissimi uiri Cornucopiæ seu come[n]tariorum linguæ latinæ. ...

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Baldus super Codice cum apostillis (v.1-3)

Ubaldi, Baldo degli (1327?-1400); Torti, Battista (1481-1536); Cypressus, Georgius Petrus; Risenfels, Ferdinand Heinrich Freiherr (1688-1754); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

M.cccc.lxxxxvj. die v Septe[m]bris. [5 September 1496]

Signatures: a-z⁸ [et]⁸[con]⁸ [rum]¹⁰ aa-rr⁸ ss⁴ aaa-fff⁸ ggg⁴ A-Y⁸ AA-TT⁸ UU¹⁰ X-Z⁸ AAA-BBB⁸ CCC⁴. In five parts, dated: I) 3 June 1496; II) 4 July 1496; III) 25 July 1...

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Baldus super Codice cum apostillis (v.4-5)

Ubaldi, Baldo degli (1327?-1400); Torti, Battista (1481-1536); Cypressus, Georgius Petrus; Risenfels, Ferdinand Heinrich Freiherr (1688-1754); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

M.cccc.lxxxxvj. die v Septe[m]bris. [5 September 1496]

Signatures: a-z⁸ [et]⁸[con]⁸ [rum]¹⁰ aa-rr⁸ ss⁴ aaa-fff⁸ ggg⁴ A-Y⁸ AA-TT⁸ UU¹⁰ X-Z⁸ AAA-BBB⁸ CCC⁴. In five parts, dated: I) 3 June 1496; II) 4 July 1496; III) 25 July 1...

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[Peregrinatio in terram sanctam]
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[Peregrinatio in terram sanctam]

Breydenbach, Bernhard von (1497); Reuwich, Erhard (1483-1486); Baluze, Étienne (1630-1718); Wodhull, Michael (1740-1816); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno salutis. M.cccc.lxxxvj.die.xi.Februarij. [11 February 1486]

Imprint from colophon. Colophon reads: Sanctaru[m] peregrinationu[m] in montem Syon ad venerandu[m] [Christi] sepulcru[m] in Ierusalem. atq[ue] in monte[m] Synai ad diua[m] virgine[m] et martire[m] ...

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Incipit prologus sancti Hieronimi cardinalis presbiteri in libros vitas patrum sanctorum egiptiorum... [etc.]

Jerome, Saint; Koberger, Anton (1440-1513); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno [christ]i natiuitatis. Millesimoq[ua]dringe[n]tesimoseptuagesimooctauo. Nonas u[er]o Maj. [7 May 1478]

Signatures: [a⁶ b-n in alternate 10s and 8s o-q¹⁰ r-z in alternate 8s and 10s A¹⁰ B-D⁸ E⁶]. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on [E5v] reads: Anno [christ]i natiuitatis. Millesimoq[ua]drin...

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[Biblia Latina cum glossa ordinaria et expositione Nicolai de Lyra] (v.1)

Rashi (1040-1105); Pablo de Santa Maria, Bishop (1435); Döring, Mathias (1400-1469); Guilielmus Brito; Brant, Sebastian (1458-1521); Nicholas, of Lyra commentator (1270-1349); Froben, Johann (1527); Petri, Johannes (1441-1511); Tribaldos de Toledo, Luis (1558-1634); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno d[omi]ni Millesimoquadringentesimononagesimooctauo: kalendis decembribus [1 December 1498]

Signatures: part I) a-z A in alternate 8s and 6s B-C⁶ D-Z aa-ff in alternate 8s and 6s gg-hh⁸; part II) a-d⁸ e-f⁶ g-r⁸ s⁶ t⁸ v-x⁶ y-z A⁸ B-R in alternate 8s and 6s S-V⁸; part III) ...

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