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Advertisement -- Pages devoted to
promoting a book, bookseller, or publisher; may precede or follow the text.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
History of Little Jack (1797 edition), by Thomas Day
Dimunitive Collection - JF
An advertisement for this book follows the title page
(sig. A3); there is also a list of additional books from the publisher
following the story (sig. I3).
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Aquatint -- An intaglio printing process
using plates grounded with powdered resin before etching.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Daphnis and Chloe, by Longus 1972
Adult Collection - PA 4229 L8E5
See frontispiece (only originally struck aquatint in
this book - - others are reproductions).
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Bevelled Boards -- Boards have been cut
at a slanting angle before covering material has been put on.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Parables from Nature, by Mrs. Alfred Gatty; London: Bell and Daldy,
1867
Juvenile Collection - 828 G23p
See edges of boards (cover, front and back).
Old Old Fairy Tales, ed. by Mrs. Valentine, 1889
Juvenile Collection - 398.21 V157
See edges of boards (cover, front and back).
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Blind Tooling -- Decoration tooled on a
binding without any use of gold or coloring.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Parables from Nature, by Mrs. Alfred Gatty; London: Bell and Daldy,
1867
Juvenile Collection - 828 G23p
See back cover.
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Catchword -- Word below last line of
text, indicating first word of following page.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
History of Little Jack, by Thomas Day
Diminutive Collection - JF
Paul et Virginie, by Jacques-Bernardin-Henri De Saint-Pierre
Adult Collection - Z276 S3
Note p.27 has separate catchwords for text and footnotes.
Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Politie, by Richard Hooker
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Chapbook -- Small pamphlets sold by street
pedlars or "chapmen."
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Industry and Sloth
Juvenile Collection - 398.5075 I42
The Nesbitt Room has an extensive collection of chapbooks;
see librarian for additional examples.
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Chromolithograph -- Color illustration
using a planographic (neither relief or etched) method; color lithograph.
See also: Lithography
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Old Old Fairy Tales, ed. by Mrs. Valentine 1889
Juvenile Collection - 398.21 V157
See illustration opposite title page.
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Colophon -- Statement at the end of a
book providing printing and public information.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Daphnis and Chloe, by Longus 1972
Adult Collection - PA4229 L8E5
Opposite page 152.
Tirant lo Blanc, by Joannot Martorell
Adult Collection - fB241 M3 1490a
Original 1490 colophon on Z5, verso; colophon for facsimile
edition on Z6, recto.
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Deckle Edge -- Refers to the uneven edge
left by the deckle frame in the paper making process; a book which has
not been trimmed has a deckle edge.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Historic Printing Types, by Theo L. DeVinne
Adult Collection - Z250 D495
Note the difference between bottom and fore edges (deckle)
and the top edge (trimmed and gilt).
Tirant lo Blanc, by Joannot Martorell
Adult Collection - fB241 M3 1490a
Note the difference between bottom and fore edges (deckle)
and the top edge (trimmed and gilt).
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Dentelle -- A decorative pattern tooled
onto inside edge of boards; usually gilt.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Tales From Shakespeare, by Charles and Mary Lamb 1963
Juvenile Collection - 822.33 HL21t
Paul et Virginie, by Jacques-Bernardin-Henri De Saint-Pierre
Adult Collection - Z276 S3
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Etching -- An intaglio printing method
using acid to etch lines in a metal plate, usually copper.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
[Collection de la Ville], by Potemont.
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Foliation -- Numbering by leaves (not
to be confused with pagination, or numbering by pages).
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
[two leaves from a Latin liturgical text]
Single Leaf Collection #30
See arabic numerals after headlines (167, 169).
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Fore-edge Painting -- Decorative painting
of the fore-edge of a book; may be visible when book is closed, or may
require fanning leaves to reveal painting under gilt edges.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Paul et Virginie, by Jacques-Bernardin-Henri De Saint-Pierre
Adult Collection - Z276 S3
Examine fore-edge while fanning pages; painting can only
be seen from one direction.
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Foxing -- Brown spots on aging paper, possibly
caused by micro-organisms.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Parables from Nature, by Mrs. Alfred Gatty London; Bell and Daldy
1867
Juvenile Collection - 828 G23p
See brown spots on end papers.
Paul et Virginie, by Jacques-Bernardin-Henri De Saint-Pierre
Adult Collection - Z276 S3
See top of title page.
Tirant lo Blanc, by Joannot Matorell
Adult Collection - fB241 M3 1490a
See end papers.
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Gilt Edge -- Application of gold to trimmed
edges.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Historic Printing Types, by Theo L. DeVinne
Adult Collection - Z250 D495
Only top edge of this book is gilt; compare with fore
and bottom edges.
Masterman Ready: or the Wreck of the "Pacific", by Frederick Marryat
1898
Juvenile Collection - JF
Only top edge of this book is gilt; compare with fore
and bottom edges.
Parables from Nature, by Mrs. Alfred Gatty London; Bell and Daldy
1867
Juvenile Collection - 828 G23p
All edges gilt.
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Gold Tooling -- Decorative application of
gold leaf on bindings.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Masterman Ready: or the Wreck of the "Pacific", by Frederick Marryat
1898
Juvenile Collection - JF
See cover (front and Back) and spine.
Parables from Nature, by Mrs. Alfred Gatty London; Bell and Daldy
1867
Juvenile Collection - 828 G23p
See front cover and spine.
Tales from Shakespeare, by Charles and Mary Lamb 1963
Juvenile Collection - 822.33 HL218t
See cover (front and back), spine and dentelles.
Paul et Virginie, by Jacques-Bernardin-Henri De Saint-Pierre
Adult Collection - Z276 S3
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Guide Letters -- Small letters printed as
markers for later illumination, rubrication, or otherwise decorated capital.
See also: Illumination
and Rubrication
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
[Biblia Latina]
Tirant lo Blanc, by Joannot Matorell
Adult Collection - fB241 M3 1490a
Verso of A1, first page of text.
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Half Bound -- Bound with leather covering
spine and corners, each covering less than one third of boards. See also:
Quarter
Bound and Three
Quarter Bound
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Politie, by Richard Hooker
Over Double-Folio Shelves
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Historiated Borders -- Border design
depicting humans and animals.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
[incipit "in honore tuo"]
Single Leaf Collection #23
[two leaves from a Latin liturgical text]
Single Leaf Collection #30
[incipit "moniu phibe de mafo"]
Single Leaf Collection #26
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Hornbook -- Alphabet and numbers printed
and mounted to a small paddle shaped piece of material, usually wood.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Hornbook Specimens (facsimiles)
099 T913h Suppl.
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Illumination -- Application of gold
or silver to a leaf; usually found on manuscripts. See also: Guide
Letters and Rubrication
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
[leaf from a Latin prayer book]
Single Leaf Collection #25
[leaf from a Farsi text]
Single Leaf Collection #27
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India Paper -- An exceptionally thin and
strong paper with origins in Asia.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
[leaf from a Farsi text]
Single Leaf Collection #27
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Laid Marks -- Lines in paper made by wire
mesh of a paper making frame. Thicker lines are "chain lines," while thinner,
more closely spaced lines are "wire lines." Most easily seen when held
up to light.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Daphnis and Chloe, by Longus
Adult Collection - PA4229 L8E5 1972
Historic Printing Types, by Theo L. DeVinne
Adult Collection - Z250 D495
{incipit "in honore tuo"}
Single Leaf Collection #23
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Limited Edition -- An edition having only
a limited number of copies printed; should have a statement identifying
this number.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Daphnis and Chloe, by Longus
Adult Collection - PA4229 L8E5 1972
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Line Engraving -- An intaglio printing method
using a polished metal plate engraved with a sharpened steel point.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Politie, by Richard Hooker
Over Double-Folio Shelves
See title page.
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Lithography -- A planographic (neither
relief or etched) printing process using an oil-based ink with an oil-based
drawing against a water coated background. See also: Chromolithograph
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Lithography and Lithographers: Some Chapters in the History of the
Art, by Joseph Pennell.
Adult Collection - ff NE2430 P4
Illustrated with lithographs throughout book.
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Manuscript
-- Any text written or reproduced
by hand, rather than mechanical means.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
[leaf from a Latin prayer book]
Single Leaf Collection #25
Note variance in darkness of one stylus stroke to another,
also line ruling in red.
[leaf from a Farsi text]
Single Leaf Collection #27
[incipit "Angeli Domini";"Supero Omnia"]
Single Leaf Collection #13 & #14
[manuscript from a Latin breviary]
Single Leaf Collection #33
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Marbled Paper -- Decorative paper made
by floating paper over dyes suspended in liquid.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Masterman Ready: or the Wreck of the "Pacific", by Frederick Marryat
1898
Juvenile Collection - JF
See cover and endpapers.
Paul et Virginie, by Jacques-Bernardin-Henri De Saint-Pierre
Adult Collection - Z276 S3
See front and back endpapers.
Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Politie, by Richard Hooker
Adult Collection - Over double-Folio Shelves
See cover (front and back).
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Marginalia -- Hand written notes in
margins; not to be confused with Shoulder notes, which are printed text.
See also: Shoulder
Notes
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Politie, by Richard Hooker
Adult Collection - Over Double-Folio Shelves
Compare verso of signature B (marginalia) with recto
of B2 (shoulder notes).
[Bucolicoru Aeglora Prima]
Single Leaf Collection #29
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Parchment -- Animal skins, usually sheep
or goat, used more for manuscript than printing; also used for binding.
Compare with smoother, whiter, Vellum.
Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
[leaf from a Latin Prayer book]
Single Leaf Collection #25
[incipit "Angeli Domini"; "Supero Omnia"]
Single Leaf Collection #13 & #14
[manuscript from a Latin breviary]
Single Leaf Collection #33
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Photogravure -- A photomechanical
illustration process using an intaglio printing method.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Masterman Ready: or the Wreck of the "Pacific", by Frederick Marryat
1898
Juvenile Collection - JF
See illustration opposite title page.
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Prickings -- Small equidistant holes
used to mark length of lines and margins on vellum and parchment.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
[incipit "Angeli Domini"; "Supero Omnia"]
Single Leaf Collection #13 & #14
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Printer's Device -- Mark or symbol used
to identify printer. See also: Publisher's
Device
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Printer's Marks, by William Roberts 1893
Adult Collection - Z235 R64
See page 262 for printer of this book; also note examples
cited as subjects of the book.
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Publisher's Device -- Mark or symbol
identifying publisher. See also: Printer's
Device
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Parables from Nature, by Mrs. Alfred Gatty London; Bell and Daldy
1867
Juvenile Collection - 828 G23p
See title page for Bell & Daldy's device (See also
Z235 R64, Printer's Marks, by William Roberts, published by Bell &
Sons - - has later version of same device).
Printer's Marks, by William Roberts
Adult Collection - Z235 R64
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Quarter Bound -- Bound with leather covering
spine only. See also: Three
Quarter Bound and Half
Bound
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Daphnis and Chloe, by Longus 1972
Adult Collection - PA4229 L8E5
Only spine is leather, meeting Stokes' definition of
quarter bound. Note: colophon disagrees, stating that binding is "in half
leather."
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Raised Bands -- Raised lines across spine
of a book; originally caused by binding cords, but usually only decorative
in modern bindings.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Tales From Shakespeare, by Charles and Mary Lamb 1963
Juvenile Collection - Ji 822.33 HL218t
Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Politie, by Richard Hooker
Over Double-Folio Shelves
Masterman Ready; or the Wreck of the "Pacific", by Fredrick Marryat
1898
Juvenile Collection - JF
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Rubrication -- Originally writing
or decoration in red, but may refer to application of any color other than
gold and silver. See also: Guide
Letters and Illumination
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
[leaf from a Latin prayer book]
Single Leaf Collection #25
[incipit "in honore tuo"]
Single Leaf Collection #23
[two leaves from a Latin liturgical text]
Single Leaf Collection #30
[incipit "Angeli Domini"; "Supero Omnia"]
Single Leaf Collection #13 & #14
[manuscript from a Latin breviary]
Single Leaf Collection #33
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Shoulder Notes -- Commentary printed
around or beside principal text. See also: Marginalia
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Politie, by Richard Hooker
Over Double-Folio Shelves
Compare verso of signature B (marginalia) with recto
of B2 (shoulder notes).
[Bucolicoru Aeglora Prima]
Single Leaf Collection #29
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Signatures -- Symbols, letters or figures,
used to indicate folding and arrangement of leaves before binding.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
History of Little Jack (1797 edition), by Thomas Daly
Diminutive Collection - JF
See "A3" on first page of advertisement.
Paul et Virginie, by Jacques-Bernardin-Henri De Saint-Pierre
Adult Collection - Z276 S3
See "C" on p.17, "c2" on p.19, "C3" on p.121, etc.
Old Old Fairy Tales, ed. by Mrs. Valentine
Juvenile Collection - 398.21 V157
Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Politie, by Richard Hooker
Over Double-Folio Shelves
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Signed Edition -- Edition bearing the signature
of the author or illustrator.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Daphnis and Chloe, by Longus 1972
Adult Collection - PA4229 L8E5
Signed by illustrator below colophon (opposite p.152)
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Three Quarter Bound -- Bound with leather
covering spine and corners, each covering approximately one third of boards.
See also: Quarter
Bound and Half
Bound
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Masterman Ready: of the Wreck of the "Pacific", by Frederick Marryat
1898
Juvenile Collection - JF
Note ratio of leather to paper on boards; compare to
Quarter Half Bound books.
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Unopened -- After the full sheets of
paper used in printing are folded for binding, the fold must be cut open
to allow reading; if this has not been done, the book is unopened.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Masterman Ready: or the Wreck of the "Pacific", by Frederick Marryat
1898
Juvenile Collection - JF
See fore edge of pages 9-12, 13-16, etc.
Tirant lo Blanc, by Joannot Matorell
Adult Collection - fB241 M3 1490a
See top edges, A2 and A3; A5 and A6; etc.
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Vellum -- Calf skin used more for manuscripts
than for printing; also used for binding. Compare with more coarsely textured
Parchment.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
[incipit "moniu phibe de mafo"]
Single Leaf Collection #26
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Watermark-- Mark made in papermaking
process by wire design attached to the papermaker's frame. Identifies papermaker.
Most easily seen when held up to light.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Historic Printing Types, by Theo L. Devinne
Adult Collection - Z250 D495
See binding edge of half title page.
[leaf from a Farsi text]
Single Leaf Collection #27
[headline "Die Cronica Van Der Hilliger"]
Single Leaf Collection #31
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Wood Cuts-- Illustration created by carving design in relief on a wood block.
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Examples from the Nesbitt Room:
Old Old Fairy Tales, ed. by Mrs. Valentine 1889
Juvenile Collection - 398.21 V157
See pp. xi-xii for list of wood engravings.
[incipit "in honore tuo"]
Single Leaf Collection #23
[Bucolicoru Aeglora Prima]
Single Leaf Collection #29
[headlline "Die Cronica Van Der Hillger"]
Single Leaf Collection #31
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