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: Aeneis Vergiliana : [1 leaf]; Book identified using information on label.

: Alhambra : [page 225-226]; pftp 163, OCLC: 276433, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

: America : Being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : [pages 277-278]; Leaf (pages 277-278) from an early travel book on the Americas originally published by John Ogilby, 1671. Parts of text based on Arnoldus Montanus's "De Nieuwe en onbekende weereld: of beschryving van America en't zuid-land." Engraving top of page 277 illustrates a description of the “Inhabitants of Mexico.” “…Cloth’d in Cotton: On their heads they wore a high Plume of red Feathers; about their Necks, over their Shoulders, Breast and Back, a kind of large Thorax of Feathers curiously pleited ; each Arm adorn’d with Armlets, and their Middles girt with broad white Girdles full of red Streaks ; in stead of Garters they wore Laces of Feathers, as also a little above their Ancles.”

: Anacreon, Bion, and Moschus : [pages 7-8]; OCLC: pftp139, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

: Anatomy of melancholy : [pages 537-538]; Information about digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on September 11, 2015. Scanning method: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop., Information about the book: Earlier editions appeared under Robert Burton's nom de plume "Democritus Junior". Imprint information on colophon: Oxford, Printed by John Lichfield, Printer to the Famous Vniversity, for Henry Cripps. --WorldCat (viewed on 10/30/2015), Publisher note: John Lichfield was admitted as a tavern keeper by the University of Oxford in 1605 and was appointed printer to the university and inferior bedell of law in 1617. He was responsible for printing the first four editions of Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy. --Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (viewed on 11/25/2015)

: Annales : The true and royal history of the famous empresse Elizabeth : [pages 365-366]; Information about this leaf: From Annales of Elizabeth (1625) containing pages 365-366 from Book 2 dated 1576. Typography is Roman with selected phrases such as "Queen Elizabeth" and the formal names of figures and countries in italics. Noteworthy on page 365 is the mention of the death of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II and the succession of his son, Rudolf II. Page 366 tells of the death of Walter Devereux, the 1st Earl of Essex., This leaf was identified from information on the label.

: Anno regni Gulielmi III regis Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae & Hiberniae, nono & decimco : [1 leaf]; pftp124, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on November 11, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

: Annual register, or a A view of the history, politics, and literature, for the year 1788 : [pages 173-174]; pftp154, OCLC: 510561964, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

: Antaome corporis humani : [pages 29-30]; This book was identified using the information from the label.

: Antiphonary : [1 leaf]; Monastic order or culture of origin unknown. Label card indicates possibly Spanish and from the Seventeenth Century. Musical notation includes five staff notation with square notes with Gothic typography. Recto side has magnified letter "B" in red ink. Transcription: (recto) Signum cruces cecos il= luminavit, et thesaurus ecclesie, dedit pauperi= bus. [Ca. Magnif. in red] [in smaller script, to the side, in red: In iis. ups. ad Mag. antiphona.] Beatus Laurenti= us dum in craticula su= perpositus ureretur ad (verso) impiisimum tyrannum dixit: assatum est iam versa et man= duca : nam facultates ec= clesie quas requiris in celestes thesaurus manus pauperum depor= taverunt. C. Magnif.

: Arabic papyrus : [1 leaf]; Information about this leaf: This is a fragment of an early Arabic papyrus which likely deals with religious or literary matters. The calligraphy is probably Cufic or Nashti style., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop., This leaf was identified from information on the label.

: Arbor scientiae : [1 leaf]; Information about this leaf: Printed in double columns in black ink, this leaf has woodcut notes written in brown ink in the margins. It also has a woodcut initial letter., Information about this book: The book bears the colophon of Peter Posa which reads "Barcelona, August 22, 1505 --Information from the label, Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.

: Babylonian anthology : [pages 29-30]; pftp 171, OCLC: 429580, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

: Biblia Latina : [1 leaf]; Information about this leaf: The leaf is printed in gothic type in double columns, without rubrication or initial lettering., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on January 27, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.

: Biblia Sacra Vulgatae Editionis : [pages 229-230]; pftp112, OCLC: 827742147 (electronic version), This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on September 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000., Information about this leaf: Water damage; small hole in margin; mounting tape on top of page., Information about the book: Based upon viewing the digital copy in Internet Archive, it appears page 229 was misnumbered as page 233 as a page numbered 233 follows page 228 and page 232--Internet Archive viewed on 9/23/2016 (https://archive.org/details/bibliasacravulga00vene).

: Biblia picturis illustrata: [pages 85-86]; Book identified using information on label., Book information: Some of the woodcuts were done by Johannes Frank, and these wear his initials. However, others in the text are done by the publisher, who, like many printers at the time, included designing and woodcutting into his repertoire.

: Biblia sacra Veteris & Novi Testamenti juxta Vulgatam, quam dicunt, editionem : [pages 29-30]; Information about this leaf: Printed in roman type with woodcut initial letters. Marginal notes are meant to show where the Latin translation differs from the Hebrew and Greek originals to give a more literal meaning of certain words and sentences. --from the label, Information about this book: this book was printed by the heirs of Carola Guillard and Claude Chevallon. eventually the various edition of Benedictus were placed on the "Index Expurgatorius," which was the Catholic Church's list of books that were forbidden to read., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.

: Biblia, Das ist, die ganze göttliche heilige Schrift Alten und Neuen Testaments : [pages 443-444]; pftp135, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. Supplemental online resources were used to glean additional information about the book. Stand, K. A. (Spring/Summer 1994). Some significant Americana: The Saur German Bibles. Andrews University Studies, 32(1-2), 57-106. Retrieved from https://www.andrews.edu/library/car/cardigital/Periodicals/AUSS/1994-1/1994-1-06.pdf The "Gun Wad" Bible: The first bible printed from type cast in America. The Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts Company. Retrieved from http://www.prbm.com/interest/geram.php, Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

: Biblia, das ist die gantze heilige Schrifft Deudsch : [138-139]; Information about this leaf: Printed in a German type know as fraktur with at least three different type sizes. There are also woodcut initial letters in both gothic and roman style and marginal note, both in type and handwritten., Information about this book: This book was an important work for both literary and political reasons. Martin Luther, by choosing his vocabulary with scrupulous care, "endowed Germany with a uniform literary language." --from the label, Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.

: Biblia, das ist: Die gantze H. Schrifft Alten und Neuen Testaments [1 image]; Item identified using information from label.

: Birds of America : [plate 433]; pftp151, OCLC: 6689174, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

: Book of gems : [pages 339-340]; pftp148, OCLC: 912932038, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

: Book of rituals from the Anglican Church : [1 leaf]

: Book of the dead : [1 leaf]; Information about this leaf: This fragment of Egyptian papyrus is dated to approximately 18th to 20th Dynasty., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 3, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop., This leaf was identified from information in the Pages from the Past inventory list.

: Book of wisdom and lies : [pages 163-164]; pftp 156, OCLC: 4382355, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

: Breeches Bible : [pages 304-305]; Information about book: This is the first English bible with roman type. It was translated according to the Hebrew and Greek. It was named Breeches Bible because in Genesis 3:7, the word breeches referred to an apron, which commented on the size and functionality of this particular pocket bible.

: British monarchy, or, A new chorographical description of all the dominions subject to the King of Great Britain : [page 138]; pftp126, OCLC: 54246992, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on November 11, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

: Bustan of Sa'di : [1 leaf]; This book was identified from information on the label.

: Cases argued and decreed in the High Court of Chancery from the 12th year of King Charles II to the 31st : [pages 33-34]; pftp117, OCLC 11652003, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

: Catholike and Ecclesiasticall exposition of the Holy Gospell after S. Iohn : [pages 123-124]; Information about digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on September 11, 2015. Scanning method: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop., Biographical Note: Thomas Timme (d 1620) was a translator and devotional writer.

: Catlin's letters on North American Indians : [pages 41-42]; pftp164, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

: Collection of stipple engravings : [1 leaf]; pftp138, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

: Commentaries : [pages 131-132]; Information about this leaf: Printed in French gothic with woodcut initial letters., Information about this book: The book this leaf came from was a commentary on the new Digest of Laws with notes from other scholars. It is was likely a digest of the laws of the Emperor Justinian., Biographical information: "Bartolus de Saxoferrato was an eminent jurisconsult of the Fifteenth Century and a doctor of law at the university of Perugia." --from the label, Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 24, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop., This leaf was identified from information on the label.

: Commentaries on Beotius : [1 leaf]; This leaf was identified from information on the label.

: Commentariorum in Ordanationes Regias Castellae; Book was identified by information on the label.

: Coptic Bible : [1 leaf]; Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 3, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop., This leaf was identified from information in the Pages from the Past inventory list.

: Corpus juris civilis, in quinque partes distinctum : [pages 261-264]; Information about this leaf: This leaf is printed in double columns, each column counted as page, resulting in four pages on only one leaf. The printing on this leaf represents a great ordeal of typesetting by hand and proofreading by candlelight. According to the heading on the verso of this leaf, "Codicis Lib.IIII Tit.XXVIII," this leaf is from Book IV., Information about this book: Printed in two volumes, separated into five books, this book contains the laws, both old and new, of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.

: Cosmographia universalis : [pages 417-418]; Information about the book: Woodcuts feature initials of C.S., which is Christopher Stimmer, but some also feature the initials H.H., who is Hans Holbein. Both are given credit for the illustrations in this book., Book identified using information on the label.

: Crawhall's chap-book chaplets : [1 leaf]; pftp 170, OCLC: 2855433, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

: Dante's divine comedy : [pages 25-26]; Information about this page: This page features a unique layout as it holds the commentator's notes and annotations in the margins of the original poem. The typography of this page uses a roman font. These pages are taken from the first book in Dante's Divine Comedy, Inferno., Information about the book: This is one of the many reprinting and annotated versions of Dante's work. This, although no illustrations are featured on this page, is the only version of Dante's work to feature illustrations., Biographical information: Christoforo Landino was a well known Platonist, a person that follows the philosophy of Plato, which definitely influenced his commentary for this work. Unlike many writers, he used the vernacular Italian in his works. He mainly worked and wrote during the Florentine Renaissance, and died in 1498. 31 years before this copy of the book was reprinted., Publisher information: This book was published for Lucantonio Giunta, who was one of the very first book printers in Venice., Information about local copy: Very few stains, and the text still appears to be clear and legible.

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