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Total number of records: 269

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Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)255
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Woodcuts from books of the 15th century shown in original specimens : 55 leaves detached from books printed in Germany, Switzerland, Bohemia, the Netherlands, and Italy

Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig (1855-1932); Barbey, André

1929

Woodcuts from books of the 15th century shown in original specimens : 55 leaves detached from books printed in Germany, Switzerland, Bohemia, the Netherlands, and Italy / with an introduction by W.L. ...

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Gabriel Appolonius Andree Brentio S.D. feci: ut me amantissime monuisti preceptor optime. Nam hunc inscriptionum libellum quem Jacobus Zacharius... composuerat ... bibliopole efflagitanti imprimendum concessi ... [etc.]

Zacharias, Jacobus; Appolonius, Gabriel; Brenta, Andrea (1460-1485); Plannck, Stephan; Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

[about 1490]

Imprint from ISTC. No signatures, foliation or catchwords. Indexed in: ISTC no. iz00012500.

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Phil. Bergomensis, De Claris Mulieribus
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J. Phil. Bergomensis, De Claris Mulieribus

1497

Place of publication: Ferrara, Italy Typology: Gothic Initials: One, woodcut Illustrations: One woodcut, uncoloured. The image shows Sancta Asella holding an open book and a large palm. Layo...

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Heiligen Leben
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Heiligen Leben

1497

Place of publication: Augsburg, Germany Typology: Gothic Initials: None Illustrations: Woodcut in bottom left-hand corner, depicting Saint Walburga holding an open book. Layout: Two columns;...

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Tabula super libros Sententiarum cum Bonaventura (Pt. 3-4)

Peter Lombard Bishop of Paris (1100-1160); Bonaventure Saint, Cardinal (1217-1274); Beckenhub, Johann; Tinctoris, Johannes (1511); Koberger, Anton (1440-1513); Dunn, George (1864-1912); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

1491

Title from volume 1, leaf [1r]. Publisher and place of publication from volume 1, leaf [100r]. Imprint date from volume 4, leaf [265r]. Commentary has 64 lines per page and head line. The text...

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J. Phil. Bergomensis, De Claris Mulieribus
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J. Phil. Bergomensis, De Claris Mulieribus

1497

Place of publication: Ferrara, Italy Typology: Gothic Initials: One, woodcut Illustrations: One woodcut; uncoloured. The image shows a holy woman, holding an open book. Layout: The text is f...

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Incipit liber dyalogorum beati Gregory ad petrum diaconum suum

Gregory, Pope (540-604); Wiener, Johann (1475-1479); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

[1475-79]

Imprint from ISTC. Also recorded as [about 1477]. Printed with 38 long lines to a full page. No signatures. Leaves numbered at the top right of versos and rectos. Initial spaces before each ...

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Sacre theologie magistri... Fratris Roberti de Licio ordinis Minorum professoris opus quadragesimale per vtilissimum quod de penitencia dictum est feliciter incipit

Caracciolo, Roberto (1425-1495); Richel, Bernhard (1482); Wenssler, Michael (1472-1497); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

M. CCCC.LXXV°. fluente. [1475]

Signatures: [a-u¹⁰ x⁸ y⁶ z¹⁰ A-E¹⁰ F⁶ G¹⁰ H⁸ I-K¹⁰ L-M⁸ N¹⁰ O-P⁸ Q¹]. Title from incipit on leaf [a2v]. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on [N10v] reads: Robertus diui...

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Koelner Chronik
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Koelner Chronik

1499

Place of publication: Cologne, Germany Typology: Gothic Initials: Three enlarged printed initials; uncoloured. Illustrations: One woodcut, coloured; shows a Pope holding a staff and an open b...

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[Vocabularius praedicantium]

Melber, Johannes; Zeninger, Conrad (1480-1489); Suess, Heinricus; Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

[1481-82]

Imprint from ISTC. Compiled by Johannes Melber from the lectures of Jodocus Eichmann. Hain ascribes the printing of this book to Peter Wagner of Nuremberg who printed an edition of this work in 14...

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Biblia Latina
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Biblia Latina

1498

Place of publication: Venice, Italy Typology: Gothic Initials: None; although space has been left. Illustrations: One woodcut; uncoloured. The image is made up of two parts: on the right-hand...

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