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| Title | Magnencij Rabani Mauri De Laudib[us] sancte Crucis opus. erudicione versu prosaque mirificum |
| Detail Depicted | Printing -- Decorative elements -- Initials (Leaf II)
Printing -- Materials -- Colors (Leaf II) |
| Creator/Author | Magnencij Rabani Mauri [Rabanus Maurus, Archbishop of Mainz, 784?-856] |
| Publisher | in aedibus Thome Anshelmi [Anshelm, Thomas] |
| Place of Publication | Phorcheim [Germany--Pforzheim] |
| Date of Publication | 1503 |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Jesus Christ--Poetry
Holy Cross--Poetry
Block books
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| Genre Heading | Early printed books--1501-1600 (16th century)
Religious works
Poetry
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| Bibliographic Elements | 6, 59 [1], 13 [1] leaves. : ill. ; 30 cm (fol.) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Printer | in aeibus Thome Anshelmi [Anshelm, Thomas] |
| Image Production Process | Woodcuts
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| Binding | Rebacked in library buckram with 18th century boards covered in calf.
Stuck-on headbands |
| General Notes | Signatures: 2A[superscript 6] a[superscript 6] 2B[superscript 4] b-k[superscript 6] A-B[superscript 6] C[superscript 4] (-C4) [$4 (-K4) signed]; 85 leaves, ff. [6] [I] II-VI [4] VII-LIX [LX] [=64], I-XIIII [XV]
Text in red and black.
Illustrations (pattern or figure poems) are in red and black, sometimes complete woodcuts, sometimes woodcut with letterpress. Various poetic tools can be derived from the resulting configurations. Explanatory text and a transcript of the poem complement each illustration.
Paper repaired prior to printing leaf XVIII. |
| Previous Owners | John Crerar Library
Henr. White, Litchfeild |
| Language | Latin with some Greek words |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Books 871 H85d |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003 |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
